Tanzanian police shot dead a man suspected of carrying out a series of bombings in Arusha, including attacks targeting a church and a restaurant, where three people died and over 60 were wounded.
The suspect was shot dead while trying to escape during a transfer to Dodoma prison on Sunday evening October 19th.
Yahya Hassan Hella, alias Sensei, was described by police as the “mastermind, brain, coordinator and the main performer of terrorist bombings and acid attacks in Arusha”.
Police labeledHella as a ‘most wanted’ terror suspect in July and arrested him on October 6th.