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Tanzanian Police Kill Five After 'Shoot to Kill' Presidential Decree
17 January 2006
BBC News
Five people have been killed in Tanzania since police began a shoot-to-kill policy over the weekend.
The new president wants police to crack down on armed criminals and has created a ministry to deal with the problem.
Minister of Public Safety and Security Bakari Mwapachu, who was sworn in earlier in January, issued the shoot-to-kill order last week.
Police deny that innocent people have been caught up in shooting and say only armed gangsters are being targeted.... (GunPolicy.org)