Kenya police shoot dead two during opposition protest - commissioner


  • World
  • Friday, 13 Oct 2017

A supporter of Kenyan opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition runs after police fired tear gas during a protest along a street in Nairobi, Kenya October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police shot dead two people and wounded a third when a crowd tried to storm a police station during an opposition protest against a looming presidential vote re-run, a senior official said.

Around 20 youths attempted to take over the station during an otherwise peaceful rally in the town of Bondo in the southwest county of Siaya, forcing officers to open fire, County Commissioner Josephine Onunga said by phone.

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