More than 700 people have already died during the violence at the protests that broke out in Tanzania after Wednesday’s presidential and parliamentary elections. On election day, chaos broke out across the country. Crowds of protesters flooded the streets of Dar es Salaam and other cities, tearing down the president’s posters and attacking police and polling stations. The government responded by shutting down the internet and declaring a state of emergency.
The family of former Czech hockey player Patrik Eliáš (49) was also in the country at that time. After a recent trip to Peru, the Eliáš family swapped South America for Africa and rode the savannah on all-terrain vehicles, taking pictures of wild animals, enjoying romantic sunsets and indigenous culture. But then came a twist that they absolutely did not expect.
“This year’s Halloween was the scariest we’ve ever experienced. And we were really scared. The reaction to the elections in Tanzania caused armed protests with a lot of blockades, demonstrations and unfortunately victims,” the hockey player’s wife Petra explained on Instagram and also showed the front page of the newspaper with the headline Tanzania on edge.
“After a fabulous holiday safari, we are so three families with children fled from Tanzania through Kenya, Dubai and Germany in a difficult way and after more than 40 hours of travel we finally got home safely.” added. PHOTO can be found in the gallery!
Elias he played a total of 1402 games in the NHL in 18 seasons, all in the jersey of the New Jersey Devils. In the regular season, he played in 1,240 games and scored 1,025 points in them. Among the Czech hockey players, only Jaromír Jágr collected more points in the overseas professional league.
He played the last game of his hockey career on April 9, 2016. However, due to problems with his knee, he could not return to the hockey carousel. Eliáš won the Stanley Cup in 2000 and 2003 and was in the finals twice.
He also did well on the international stage, starting at four World Championships and the same number of Olympic tournaments. He won two bronze medals at the World Championships, and his precious metal from the 2006 Olympics has the same shine. He became a legend in the New Jersey Devils club, which drafted him in 1994 from the 51st place, and was loyal to him throughout his career.
