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Tanzanian pop star arrested over 'indecent' pictures

Tanzanian pop star Diamond Platnumz performing on stage at the Koroga Festival held at the Carnivore Grounds in Nairobi, on May 28, 2017. FILE PHOTO | NATION

By  AFP

Popular Tanzanian musician Diamond Platinumz has been arrested for publishing "indecent" photographs on social media, the information minister told parliament on Tuesday.

Since Monday images have circulated on social networks showing the 28-year-old singer, shirtless and in bed with a female companion.

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