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Tanzanian Authority: 1 Citizen Dead, Other Missing Amid Israel-Hamas War


FILE — Photographs of hostages being held by Hamas militants are projected on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.
FILE — Photographs of hostages being held by Hamas militants are projected on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA — Tanzania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday said a citizen of the East African nation that was missing since the October 7 raid by Hamas on southern Israel has been confirmed dead while a second remains unaccounted for.

In a statement that was issued late Friday, the ministry said the family of farming student Clemence Mtenga had been notified of his death and talks were under way on repatriating his body.

Searches continue for the second Tanzanian student, Joshua Mollel, it added.

There was no immediate comment from Israeli officials.

Some 240 people were dragged into the Gaza Strip by Hamas, which also killed around 1,200 civilians and soldiers in the raid that sparked a now six-week-old war with Israel.

It was not immediately clear where Mtenga's remains had been recovered.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said he was among 260 youths who were in Israel for agricultural studies.

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