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Kenyan police shoot protester at close range during latest protests over blogger’s death

Tuesday’s protests turned violent after motorcycle riders accosted citizens.

Kenyan police shot an apparent bystander during protests over the killing of a blogger in custody earlier this month. According to eyewitnesses, the officer concealed his face and shot the unarmed man at close range with a shotgun. Kenya has a history of police brutality, with several activists and protesters being abducted and killed by Kenyan police during finance bill protests last year.

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https://apnews.com/article/kenya-blogger-ojwang-protests-936486f1d1463debf7f9a9526bf16f3c