Five people were arrested Thursday in Dar es
Salaam with explosive materials in their possession, Tanzanian police
said Saturday (May 18th).
"Five people were arrested the day before yesterday [Thursday] in
possession of explosives after a tip-off from patriotic citizens," Dar
es Salaam Special Zone Commander Suleiman Kova told AFP.
Asked if there was a link between the arrests and the May 5th bombing
at a church in Arusha, Kova said, "Investigations are continuing into
why these people had explosives and where they intended to take them."
The suspects are Juma Khalfani, 24, Reuben Patrick, 26, Happy
Charles, 28, Sadick Seif, 32, and Iddi Shaban, 40, all residents of
Kunduchi Mtongani area, Kova said according to Tanzania's The Guardian.
They had in their possession wires connected to dry cells, a detonator,
tubes, cables and other explosive materials, he said.
The materials could cause severe damage to people and property if
assembled together, but the same devices could also be used in mining
activities, the police commander said.
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