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\nGSU and AP units charge into a residential section of Kibera shooting live ammunition and tear gas. \u00c2\u00a9 Anne Holmes<\/p>\n

The last day of outlawed protests in Kenya saw a great deal of bloodshed in the Nairobi slum of Kibera. MSF has reported 15 gunshot wounds, and three deaths at the time of writing. Police and military used excessive force on demonstraters after they destroyed a portion of the train track route that leads to Uganda, effectively cutting off supply routes and further crippling the economy. They used tear gas and live ammunition on unarmed protesters.<\/p>\n

When I arrived in Kibera it was a virtual war zone. General Service Units (GSU), or the Red Berets as they are sometimes referred to, and Administrative Police (AP) were firing live rounds at will into a neighborhood of Kibera, injuring innocent bystanders, one of whom was in his home. They seemed rather to be enjoying themselves, displaying a kind of bloodthirstiness which I had not as yet witnessed.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:
\nFinal official count for Kibera on Friday January 18 was 4 dead, 10 gunshot wounds, and 3 other injuries.<\/p>\n

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\nGSU and AP units charge into a residential section of Kibera in Nairobi. \u00c2\u00a9 Anne Holmes<\/p>\n

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\nAP units fire tear gas into a residential section of Kibera in Nairobi. \u00c2\u00a9 Anne Holmes<\/p>\n

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\nTwo lay dead after police fired live rounds into an unarmed crowd. \u00c2\u00a9 Anne Holmes<\/p>\n

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\nRealtives of a girl killed during protests in kibera react to her death. \u00c2\u00a9 Anne Holmes<\/p>\n

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\nA woman reacts to the deaths. \u00c2\u00a9 Anne Holmes<\/p>\n

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\nA boy not involved in the protests was shot in the face inside his neighborhood by police. \u00c2\u00a9 Anne Holmes<\/p>\n

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\nA teenage boy who was shot in the eye during protests in Kibera writhes in pain as he waits for an ambulance to arrive. \u00c2\u00a9 Anne Holmes<\/p>\n

GSU and AP units charge into a residential section of Kibera shooting live ammunition and tear gas. \u00c2\u00a9 Anne Holmes The last day of outlawed protests in Kenya saw a...<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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