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Tuesday, 05 February 2013 |
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On 25 January 2013, the Tanzanian government faced a first acid test in handling resource-related conflicts when Mtwara residents demonstrated against the construction of a 532km natural gas pipeline to Dar es Salaam and instead insisted that a power plant be built in the area. In protests against police and government offices, seven people were killed. 53 residents were charged with conspiring to destroy property.
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