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hinting on the necessity of having a foreign body man the investigation on the attack. No one was convicted for the attack on his life.
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Tundu Lissu addressing the parliament of Tanzania in Dodoma.
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885:"Tanzania: Wounded Opposition Figure Airlifted to Kenya"
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714:"Tanzania: Opposition MP Tundu Lissu wounded by gunmen"
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