Eight Tanzanian police officers killed by bandits in highway ambush

In Tanzania, President John Magufuli has called for calm and restraint - after an armed group shot dead eight police officers. The incident is one of the worst bandit attacks in the East African country. Police and army have been deployed to the Coastal region where the ambush took place, and have warned that there will be no forgiveness. So far they say four suspects have been shot dead. CGTN's Dan Ashby has the latest.

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But suspects are not necessarily the culprit, is police in Tanzania- the jury and executioner?