ARUSHA, Tanzania – Eight people were wounded, one seriously, in a bomb blast in a restaurant late Monday in the northern Tanzanian town of Arusha Tuesday.
“No one died but eight people were wounded, one is in a serious condition,” top Tanzanian police officer Issaya Mngulu told AFP.
“It was an improvised explosive device thrown through a window.”
The attack took place at an upmarket Indian restaurant popular with foreigners and wealthy Tanzanians in the centre of town.
It was not clear if any of those wounded were foreigners.
The floor of the restaurant was covered in blood, with overturned chairs amid broken glass, an AFP reporter said.
No one has claimed responsibility, but two people have been arrested following the attack, Mngulu said, saying both were Tanzanians but giving no further details.
Arusha is a key town for Tanzania’s tourist industry, a major source of foreign currency for the eastern African country.
“No one died but eight people were wounded, one is in a serious condition,” top Tanzanian police officer Issaya Mngulu told AFP.
“It was an improvised explosive device thrown through a window.”
The attack took place at an upmarket Indian restaurant popular with foreigners and wealthy Tanzanians in the centre of town.
It was not clear if any of those wounded were foreigners.
The floor of the restaurant was covered in blood, with overturned chairs amid broken glass, an AFP reporter said.
No one has claimed responsibility, but two people have been arrested following the attack, Mngulu said, saying both were Tanzanians but giving no further details.
Arusha is a key town for Tanzania’s tourist industry, a major source of foreign currency for the eastern African country.
