Tanzania's outspoken opposition MP in critical condition after being shot by gunmen

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's outspoken opposition Member of Parliament, Tundu Lissu, was shot by unknown gunmen on Thursday and his condition was described as critical.

Lissu, a lawyer for opposition party Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA), was shot several times at his home in the political capital Dodoma, said CHADEMA national chairman Freeman Mbowe.

"He is in critical condition but doctors are fighting to save his life at the Dodoma General Hospital," Mbowe told a radio station, promising to give more details later.

Members of Parliament attending a National Assembly session in Dodoma rushed to the hospital to see their colleague. Lissu is an MP for Singida East constituency.