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| ''']s''' erupted ''']''' after ] was declared re-elected as the country's president in a disputed election. Opposition supporters, angered by the announcement of President Kibaki's re-election, went on rampage across the nation by burning shacks and shops. | ''']s''' erupted in ''']''' after ] was declared re-elected as the country's president in a disputed election. Opposition supporters, angered by the announcement of President Kibaki's re-election, went on rampage across the nation by burning shacks and shops.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7165602.stm</ref> | ||
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| A BBC reporter saw 43 bodies with gunshot wounds in a mortuary in the opposition stronghold of Kisumu. A witness said police shot protesters. There have been running battles in Nairobi slums. The local KTN television station says 124 have died nationwide.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7165602.stm</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 13:18, 31 December 2007
Riots erupted in Kenya after Mwai Kibaki was declared re-elected as the country's president in a disputed election. Opposition supporters, angered by the announcement of President Kibaki's re-election, went on rampage across the nation by burning shacks and shops.
Casualties
A BBC reporter saw 43 bodies with gunshot wounds in a mortuary in the opposition stronghold of Kisumu. A witness said police shot protesters. There have been running battles in Nairobi slums. The local KTN television station says 124 have died nationwide.