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At Least 13 Dead in Kenyan Protests
At Least 13 Dead in Kenyan Protests

At Least 13 Dead in Kenyan Protests

Death toll in 3-day uprising tops 20 as police fire on civilians

(Newser) - At least 13 people were killed today in Kenya as police fired into crowds of protesters and rival tribes attacked one another in a continued response to the disputed presidential election, Reuters reports. Today marked the third and final day of oppositional political protests, which were met with lethal force....

Kenya Spirals Toward Ethnic War
Kenya Spirals Toward Ethnic War

Kenya Spirals Toward Ethnic War

Contested election result turns into tribal violence

(Newser) - The tribal violence gripping Kenya could reach a bloody climax tomorrow, Time reports, when an opposition leader has urged supporters to converge on a park in Nairobi to protest the results of last month's general election. Raila Odinga blames a rigged vote-count for re-electing President Mwai Kibaki, igniting disarray that...

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