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Kenyan police battle angry mob

Police in Kenya opened fire on Tuesday to disperse an angry mob trying to attack a truck carrying displaced people in the Rift Valley town of Naivasha

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  • Published: 12:31 January 29, 2008
  • Gulf News

Nairobi: Police in Kenya opened fire on Tuesday to disperse an angry mob trying to attack a truck carrying displaced people in the Rift Valley town of Naivasha, witnesses reported.

The truck was transporting people who had fled to a nearby flower farm during the ongoing ethnic clashes. The mob attacked the vehicle trying to reach the people inside. Several gunshots were heard by nearby witnesses.




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