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[PHOTOS] Tear gas, injuries as police engage protesters in Mombasa

In the incident, a suspected tear gas canister injured a businessman along Moi Avenue in Mombasa.

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by SHARON MWENDE

News23 July 2024 - 12:58
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In Summary


  • He sustained a wound above his right eye.

  • Protesters ended up stopping an ambulance to give first aid to the injured businessperson who is deaf.

A man injured after being hit with tear gas cannisters along Moi Avenue on on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.

Protests have begun in Mombasa on a high notch with police firing teargas at peaceful protesters.

In the incident, a suspected tear gas canister injured a businessman along Moi Avenue in Mombasa.

He sustained a wound above his right eye.

Protesters ended up stopping an ambulance to give first aid to the injured businessperson who is deaf.

Police vehicle engulfed in teargas smoke along Moi Avenue, Mombasa, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
A group of protesters along Moi Avenue Mombasa on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
A youth showing live bullet along Moi Avenue, Mombasa, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.

The police officers have positioned themselves in different parts of the town to ensure that no protest goes on.

This is the second month of the protests which begun on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.

Since then, it has become a norm to have anti-government demonstrations on Tuesdays.

A group of police officers along Moi Avenue, Mombasa on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
Police vehicle engulfed in teargas smoke along Moi Avenue, Mombasa on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
Police fire teargas along Moi Avenue, Mombasa on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
Police fire teargas along Moi Avenue, Mombasa on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
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