Catholic priest victim of latest Zanzibar acid attack

An elderly Catholic priest has been the victim of an acid attack in Zanzibar.

Amselmo Mwangamba was attacked last Friday and is now in hospital receiving treatment to burns on his face, chest and arms.

This is the fifth acid attack on the island since November, according to the BBC. Last month, two young British women were subjected to an attack that dominated UK headlines for several days.

Fr Mwangamba was attacked as he left an internet café in Stone Town, an historic city on the island popular with tourists. Stone Town was also the scene of the attack on the British women.

The motive for this latest attack is unknown, although tensions are high between the island's majority Muslim and Christian inhabitants. Keep reading