Kenya: Police Fire Tear Gas and Beat Nairobi University Students During Protest


University of Nairobi students threw rocks at police in Kenya's capital as authorities fired back with tear gas in running battles that didn't end until police cornered students in a campus building and fired dozens of rounds of tear gas inside.


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A University of Nairobi student suffering from the effects of tear gas surrenders to policeReuters



Students were demonstrating against a proposed increase in university fees. Several hours into the back-and-forth exchanges, police chased the students into university classrooms and fired tear gas inside.


Some people tried to leave the gas-filled rooms with their hands up but police chased them back inside, sometimes beating them with batons.



Protesting students advance towards Kenyan riot police outside the university

Protesting students advance towards Kenyan riot police outside the universityAFP



A Kenyan riot policeman points a gun at students outside the university

A Kenyan riot policeman points a gun at students outside the universityAFP



Kenyan riot police fire tear gas at students outside the University of Nairobi after rocks were thrown at them

Kenyan riot police fire tear gas at students outside the University of Nairobi after rocks were thrown at themAFP



Photojournalists run away as a flare explodes during a protest against the planned hiking of fees and lowering of maximum loan awarded to students by the Higher Education Loans Board

Photojournalists run away as a flare explodes during a protest against the planned hiking of fees and lowering of maximum loan awarded to students by the Higher Education Loans BoardReuters



A University of Nairobi student attempts to climb through a broken glass door after police released tear gas into lecture rooms to disperse students

A University of Nairobi student attempts to climb through a broken glass door after police released tear gas into lecture rooms to disperse studentsReuters



Students cry after police released tear gas to disperse them inside their lecture rooms at the University of Nairobi

Students cry after police released tear gas to disperse them inside their lecture rooms at the University of NairobiReuters



Kenyan riot police clash with students inside a classroom at the University of Nairobi. The students were protesting against a controversial fee increase. Police fired tear gas fired and forced their way inside the university to arrest students

Kenyan riot police clash with students inside a classroom at the University of Nairobi. The students were protesting against a controversial fee increase. Police fired tear gas fired and forced their way inside the university to arrest studentsAFP



Riot police beat students with batons as they chase them out of a room at the University of Nairobi

Riot police beat students with batons as they chase them out of a room at the University of NairobiReuters



A girl falls to her knees as she is hit with a baton

A girl falls to her knees as she is hit with a batonAFP




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Riot police detain University of Nairobi students who were rioting in Kenya's capital

Riot police detain University of Nairobi students who were rioting in Kenya's capitalReuters






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