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Tanzania police probe human body parts dump Tanzania arrests over Dar es Salaam body parts dump
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Police in Tanzania are investigating the discovery of bags containing human body parts in a residential area of the port city of Dar es Salaam. Eight people from a Tanzanian medical institute have been arrested after 85 bags containing body parts were found in the port city of Dar es Salaam.
A police officer said limbs, fingers, ribs and skulls were in the bags, found in a landfill site in the Bunju suburb. A police officer told the BBC that human limbs, fingers, ribs and skulls were in the bags, discovered in a landfill site in the Bunju suburb.
Some of the bags contained surgical instruments and used disposable gloves.Some of the bags contained surgical instruments and used disposable gloves.
One suspect has been arrested in connection with the find, which correspondents say has shocked the usually quiet port city. The BBC's Aboubakar Famau in Dar es Salaam says the find has shocked the usually quiet city.
Dar es Salaam police chief Suleiman Kova said those arrested have links to the city's Institute of Medical and Training University (IMTU).
Residents said they became suspicious after a truck repeatedly dumped black plastic bags weighing approximately 25kg (55lb) each.Residents said they became suspicious after a truck repeatedly dumped black plastic bags weighing approximately 25kg (55lb) each.
Authorities say it is not clear where the body parts came from.