Kenyan police shoot protesters (CNN, BBC)

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NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Government troops fired at people who answered the Kenyan opposition's call for nationwide protests of the outcome of last month's presidential elections on Wednesday.

Police shot three protesters in Kibera, a slum on the outskirts of Nairobi, a witness told CNN, and other officers fired tear gas to try to thwart thousands of protesters.

The Associated Press reported that at least one person has been killed and several others injured.

Officers and paramilitary forces were out in force around Kibera and in other parts of the Kenyan capital.

They also patrolled the western town of Kisumu, in the Rift Valley, where many shops were closed in anticipation of violence.
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more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/16/kenya.tension/index.html



The BBC's coverage:
Kenya opposition chased by police

Kenyan opposition leaders attempting to launch a rally in the capital Nairobi have been chased from the city centre by police firing tear gas.

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) called three days of protests against December elections it says were rigged.

But the countrywide rallies have been banned by police.

At least two people were killed in western Kenya as police clashed with activists on Wednesday. More than 600 have died in unrest since the election.

President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner of the vote - but the results were rejected by the opposition and called into question by international observers.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7190777.stm

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1. And in related news, Bush creams his jeans, Cheney takes notes

Faluffa Master: 5.6
Limp-bough: 5.5
Slanthead: 5.6
Savaged Weiner: 5.8
The Mule-Fucker: 5.7
Mayor 9/11: 5.9

Total: 34.1 out of a possible of 36

Expect a fat foreign-aid check to President Kibaki in the near future.