India, April 24 -- At least 518 people died in last year's post election violence in Tanzania, which happened amid an internet shutdown, a commission formed to investigate said on Thursday.

Thousands of people were injured in the violence, with more than 800 people having gunshot wounds.

The commission chairman, Mohamed Chande Othman, said that the number of deaths was likely to be higher, because some families buried their loved ones without taking their bodies to morgues.  Tanzania experienced post election violence on October 29, after young people took to the streets, accusing the Government of silencing the opposition, as the country's main opposition party leader remained in prison for treason and the presidential candidate f...