00:00Tensions escalated in Tanzania on Friday as hundreds of demonstrators clashed with police in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam,
00:08demanding that the Electoral Commission halt the release of results from Wednesday's national vote.
00:13The unrest has prompted military deployment and an internet shutdown as protests spread nationwide.
00:19The opposition has rejected the early results, particularly in semi-autonomous Zanzibar,
00:24where the Electoral Commission declared incumbent president the winner, with 78.8% of the vote.
00:31Opposition leaders denounced what they called massive fraud, vowing to announce their next step soon.
00:38A security source confirmed to AFP that the army has been mobilized to support police in Dar es Salaam,
00:44where supporters have taken to the streets for a third consecutive day.
00:48Demonstrations began on Wednesday after youth rallied against what they described as harassment of opposition leaders
00:55and an election with no credible alternatives.
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