The two men, who have not been named, are alleged to have thrown sulphuric acid over pals Katie Gee and Kirstie Trup while the duo were on holiday in Tanzania in Uagust 2013.
The girls were both left with burns after the attack by two men who drove past them on a moped. Abdulrahman Kinana, a senior politician from the ruling party, said the Brits were attacked by members of the Uamsho or “Awakening” group who have now been charged.
He said: "Assisted by investigators from the British police at New Scotland Yard and Interpol, the Tanzanian authorities later arrested for the crime members of Uamsho or “Awakening”, an Islamic terrorist group with known links to Boko Haram.
