Boy’s death exposes Kenya’s tragedy

By Karen Allen
BBC News, Kisumu, western Kenya

Thursday, 17 January 2008, 22:19 GMT

Salim Hamed was out playing football in a poor neighbourhood of Kisumu when three stray bullets, fired by police, struck him in the back.

He died, aged just 13 – another casualty of Kenya’s post-election violence.

He was in the wrong place at the wrong time, caught up as protesters were repelled by a volley of gunfire.

For more, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7195136.stm

- Sent by Annah

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Published:: January 23, 2008 / 9:23 am

Category:: "Casulaties", Post-Election Violence (General)

Tags:: bullets, Hamed, Kisumu, police, post-election, protesters, Salim, violence

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