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Three people died during clashes which erupted during opposition protests against actions of the electoral commission in two towns. Two people died of gunshot wounds in the western town of Siaya, and one from a head injury after falling over while running from tear gas in Kisumu. Police in Siaya opened fire "in self defence" after "a mob with catapults" approached a municipal office. Twenty-nine police injured in the clash. The actions of the demonstrators in Kisumu are not clear and may have been attacked without provocation. |