Kenyan police fire tear gas as protests continue | REUTERS

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Riot police fired tear gas grenades and charged at stone-throwing protesters in downtown Nairobi and across Kenya in the most widespread unrest since at least two dozen protesters died in clashes a week ago. #News #kenya #nairobi #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4eJkwj1 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

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