Today there was a bomb explosion outside the mosque in Zanzibar one Muslim Preacher was killed and four injured after months of calm in Zanzibar it seem Zanzibar need to have their own Police organs to save the Island from falling the tourism sector which contribute to 45% of Zanzibar economy , two homemade bombs exploded Feb. 24) near St. Monica Anglican Cathedral and the Mercury restaurant, a popular hangout for tourists visiting the Indian Ocean Spice Islands.No one was hurt, but one day earlier, four people were injured in another explosion, targeting an Assemblies of God church. “The bomb blasts have caused a lot fear among Christians here,” said Zanzibar Anglican Bishop Michael Hafidh. “We are very concerned.”.With the increasing attacks, church leaders say they believe the assailants want to frighten non-Muslims to leave.
The semiautonomous archipelago off the coast of Tanzania is mostly Muslim, and assailants have targeted churches,and Muslim Preachers with Acids. Last February, a Roman Catholic priest, the Rev. Evaristus Mushi, was killed by unknown gunmen, while in September, another Catholic priest, the Rev. Anselmo Mwang’amba, was seriously injured when attackers splashed him with acid.
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