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518 Deaths Confirmed, Probe Urged Amid Disputed Foreign-Funded Plot

4/23/2026

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Commission chair Mohamed Chande Othman confirmed at least 518 deaths, warned the toll may be higher due to unnotified burials, and urged a criminal probe.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan said the unrest was a foreign-funded plot; opposition CHADEMA called the report a cover-up.
The commission recorded 197 shooting deaths, 490 male victims, 21 children, over 2,000 injuries, and said mass-grave claims were unsubstantiated and some images appeared AI-manipulated.

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Commission chair Mohamed Chande Othman confirmed at least 518 deaths, warned the toll may be higher due to unnotified burials, and urged a criminal probe.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan said the unrest was a foreign-funded plot; opposition CHADEMA called the report a cover-up.
The commission recorded 197 shooting deaths, 490 male victims, 21 children, over 2,000 injuries, and said mass-grave claims were unsubstantiated and some images appeared AI-manipulated.