Tens of thousands of supporters of Zanzibar’s ruling party and opposition gathered at rival rallies Sunday ahead of a presidential election on the semi-autonomous Indian Ocean archipelago that has a history of contested polls. Police fired teargas at small groups of stone-throwing youths near the site of the ruling party rally shortly after the simultaneous gatherings ended, an AFP reporter witnessed.
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