A Tanzanian court charged more than 100 people with treason Friday following election protests that turned violent, as rights groups condemned what they said was the killing of civilians.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the October 29 poll with 98 percent of the vote, according to the electoral commission, but the opposition, which was barred from participating, has branded the election a "sham".

Violent protests broke out across the east African country on election day, with sources indicating hundreds -- if not thousands -- may have been killed. At the same time, a six-day internet shutdown hampered the release of verified information.

On Friday, hundreds of people appeared in court in the economic capital Dar es Salaam.

According to one judicial source, the court had charged 138 p

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