Tanzania poll violence claimed 518 lives: government enquiry

Violence around Tanzania’s October general election left 518 people dead, a government-appointed commission said Thursday — a figure far below opposition estimates of thousands killed.

“The total number of deaths resulting from the general elections was 518, of whom 490 were male,” said commission chairman Mohamed Chande Othman.

He added that 21 children and 16 security officers were among the dead, and more than 2,000 people…