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The resulting unrest and violence have sent refugees fleeing westwards into Mauritania.

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Zuma-Sambudla, 43, has been accused of fuelling this unrest and faces charges of incitement to commit terrorism and public violence.

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Opposition parties estimate that as many as 1,000 people may have been killed in the unrest.

Hundreds may have died in post-election unrest according to the opposition.

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Earlier a Tanzanian police spokesman said the country had intelligence that some foreigners had crossed the border through illegal points "with the intention to commit crimes, including causing unrest".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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