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20.01.2008
Clashes in Kenyan slums
leave two dead: police
Two people have been killed in overnight clashes in the Kenyan
capital, as the country reeled from deadly opposition protests
against President Mwai Kibaki's re-election.
Police say they have recovered two bodies in the capital's Mathare
slums after clashes between rival gangs began late on Saturday.
"Members of one community started terrorising members of the rival
community," said police commander Paul Ruto.
"One person was hacked to death, and this morning we recovered
another body."
Police said the fighting erupted after members of Mr Kibaki's
Kikuyu tribe started to evict those of opposition chief Raila
Odinga's Luo tribe from the slum, where the two tribes have been
clashing in the recent weeks over the disputed polls.
Mr Odinga says he was robbed of the presidency by Mr Kibaki in the
December elections, which many observers say fell short of
international standards.
Ensuing post-election violence has left at least 700 people dead
as international mediation efforts failed.
- AFP -
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