Child killed by stray bullet in Mathare slum in election violence

Record ID: 906120

  • Title: Child killed by stray bullet in Mathare slum in election violence
  • Date: 12th August 2017
  • Summary: MATHARE, NAIROBI, KENYA (AUGUST 12, 2017) (REUTERS) POLICE AND TEAR GAS POLICE RUNNING IN STREET POLICE SHOOTING TEAR GAS TEAR GAS IN THE STREET, PROTESTERS RUNNING AT END OF STREET POLICE VEHICLE MORE OF POLICE AND TEAR GAS POLICE WALKING IN MARKET STREET WHERE STALLS WERE SET ALIGHT THE NIGHT BEFORE PEOPLE IN THE STREET LOCALS SHOUTING 'No Raila! No peace!' MANI WAITUERA, RESIDENT, SHOWING HER BURNT OUT STALL (SOUNDBITE) (Swahili) LOCAL RESIDENT, MANI WAITUERA, SAYING: "My vegetable stall was burned down because hooligans wanted to take advantage of the election results, they were using it as a barricade to stop the police from coming to help us and so they can loot us." TEAR GAS IN MARKET STALL STREET/ RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS ON THE SIDE PEOPLE LOOKING FROM BALCONIES MARKET STALL BURNING HELICOPTER FLYING POLICE IN STREET AUDIO OF GUNFIRE AND SMOKE AT BOTTOM OF BUILDING PEOPLE LOOKING FROM BALCONIES CHARRED METAL ROW OF POLICE STANDING IN FRONT OF SHACK PLUME OF GREY SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND BUILDINGS
  • Embargoed: 26th August 2017 11:02
  • Keywords: Kenyan elections violence on streets girl shot dead police
  • Location: NAIROBI, KENYA
  • City: NAIROBI, KENYA
  • Country: Kenya
  • Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016TUN4G7
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A young Kenyan girl was shot dead by police during operations to quell protests against the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta, a witness said on Saturday (August 12).
    "The girl was hit by a stray bullet while she was on a balcony as police were firing sporadic shots," a witness called Eric told Reuters.
    Violence erupted after Uhuru Kenyatta was confirmed as President on Friday (August 11).
    On Saturday morning one resident said youths looted stalls which they also used as barricades. Some stalls were still smouldering from the night before and police were said to have fired tear gas at protesters who were throwing stones.
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