7 arrested for stealing tanzanite in northern Tanzania

7 arrested for stealing tanzanite in northern Tanzania
GlobalPost
ARUSHA, Tanzania, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Police in northern Tanzania on Friday arrested seven suspects for allegedly stealing 15 kilograms of tanzanite in the Mirerani gemstone mines located 450 kilometers from Arusha. The stolen minerals, believed to be ...
Tanzania police arrest 16 terror suspects in Arusha and ZanzibarCoastweek

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

20 Sep

WONDERS OF THE WORLD: Man arrested over stealing, cooking girlfriend’s pet dog

California. A northern Californian national was in police custody on Friday after allegedly stealing his ex-girlfriend’s pet dog, cooking it and feeding it to her, the police said.

 

9 years ago

Vijimambo

28 Sep

Tanzanite: The hidden treasure of Tanzania We arrive at Tanzanite One on a cool September morning.

The global tanzanite market is only worth $50m
The drive from the nearest town, Arusha, was not too long, but the last stretch on a gravel road littered with ditches made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
Once we got to the mine, we were given an induction and a quick briefing on the safety rules. After that we were off to the actual shaft, where we were allocated overalls, helmets and yellow plastic boots.
When I saw the contraption that would carry us 460 metres (yards) below ground,...

 

10 years ago

Coastweek

21 Nov

Fire destroys 180 shops in northern Tanzania

Fire destroys 180 shops in northern Tanzania
Coastweek
ARUSHA, Tanzania, (Xinhua) -- A total of 180 shops have been destroyed by fire which broke out late on Monday in a market popular for selling Maasai traditional attires and other related goods in Arusha, northern Tanzania's safari hub. Chairman of the ...

 

11 years ago

Reuters Africa

14 Apr

Explosion in northern Tanzania bar injures 15 people

Explosion in northern Tanzania bar injures 15 people
Reuters Africa
DAR ES SALAM, April 14 (Reuters) - Fifteen people were injured late on Sunday when a makeshift bomb exploded at a crowded bar in Arusha, a popular destination for Western tourists in northern Tanzania, a senior government official said on state ...

 

11 years ago

GlobalPost

26 Jul

Gunmen rob 17 foreign tourists in northern Tanzania

Gunmen rob 17 foreign tourists in northern Tanzania
GlobalPost
DAR ES SALAAM, July 25 (Xinhua) -- A group of gunmen on Thursday dawn stormed into a tourist lodge in Tanzania's northern town of Hai and robbed 17 foreign tourists, police said on Friday. The tourists were from the United States, the Netherlands and the ...

 

10 years ago

GlobalPost

20 Aug

Man killed by elephants in northern Tanzania's village

Man killed by elephants in northern Tanzania's village
GlobalPost
ARUSHA, Tanzania, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- A herd of elephants wreaked havoc in northern Tanzania's district of Longido, killing one person and injuring several others, an official said on Wednesday. James Ole Millya, Longido District Commissioner, told Xinhua ...

 

11 years ago

Shanghai Daily (Subscription)

16 Apr

17 injured in northern Tanzania night club attack

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17 injured in northern Tanzania night club attack
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
ARUSHA, Tanzania, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Seventeen people were injured, with one of them seriously, in a bomb explosion Sunday at the northern Tanzanian tourism city of Arusha, authorities confirmed on Monday. The Arusha regional police commander ...
Explosion In Northern Tanzania Bar Injures 15 Peoplemalaysiandigest.com

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10 years ago

Global Times

07 Jun

Police confiscate over 10 tons of marijuana in northern Tanzania

spyghana.com
Police confiscate over 10 tons of marijuana in northern Tanzania
Global Times
Police in northern Tanzania on Saturday announced to have confiscated 12.4 tons of marijuana, the biggest seizure of the illicit drug of the year in the East African nation. Arusha Regional Police Chief Liberatus Sabas told reporters here that the seizure is part ...
June 7 world news summary at 0030 GMTspyghana.com

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10 years ago

GlobalPost

07 Dec

Hippos intrude into village, causing commotion in northern Tanzania

Hippos intrude into village, causing commotion in northern Tanzania
GlobalPost
ARUSHA, Tanzania, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- A group of 20 hippos on Thursday night caused a commotion after storming into a village near Tanzania's northern town of Babati, located 166 km from the tourist city of Arusha. Manyara Regional Police Commander ...

 

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