5 killed, 6 injured by armed gangsters at wedding party in northern Tanzania
5 killed, 6 injured by armed gangsters at wedding party in northern Tanzania
12:37, March 07, 2010 
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Five people were killed and six others injured when armed gangsters stormed the wedding party in northern Tanzanian district of Tarime, the local media reported on Saturday.
The bride and bridegroom with hundreds of their relatives and other villagers present at the wedding ceremony escaped unhurt Thursday night, the local police were quoted as saying.
A gang of more than 20 men wielding machine-guns opened fire at the homestead at 11 p.m. local time (2000 GMT) . The injured were later admitted to Tarime district hospital, the report added.
Villagers said the raiders took everybody by surprise when they entered the compound and indiscriminately sprayed bullets at people dancing or feasting on delicacies. With the burst of gunfire, the villagers dashed for cover, but bullets hit some of them as they fled.
No suspects had been arrested although several bullet shells had been found at the scene, indicating that sub-machine guns were used, said the report.
The incident was linked to the perennial cattle rustling menace among the rival local clans, according to some villagers. The police confirmed that the attackers made away with five head of cattle from the homestead. It was the second cattle-rustling incident within two days.
The local authority called for a review of the strategy for combating crime, which had increased due to failure to apprehend some known armed robbers.
Source: Xinhua
The bride and bridegroom with hundreds of their relatives and other villagers present at the wedding ceremony escaped unhurt Thursday night, the local police were quoted as saying.
A gang of more than 20 men wielding machine-guns opened fire at the homestead at 11 p.m. local time (2000 GMT) . The injured were later admitted to Tarime district hospital, the report added.
Villagers said the raiders took everybody by surprise when they entered the compound and indiscriminately sprayed bullets at people dancing or feasting on delicacies. With the burst of gunfire, the villagers dashed for cover, but bullets hit some of them as they fled.
No suspects had been arrested although several bullet shells had been found at the scene, indicating that sub-machine guns were used, said the report.
The incident was linked to the perennial cattle rustling menace among the rival local clans, according to some villagers. The police confirmed that the attackers made away with five head of cattle from the homestead. It was the second cattle-rustling incident within two days.
The local authority called for a review of the strategy for combating crime, which had increased due to failure to apprehend some known armed robbers.
Source: Xinhua
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