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Scuffles break out between Kenya protesters and police in Nairobi: AFP journalists

Scuffles break out between Kenya protesters and police in Nairobi: AFP journalists
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Demonstrators threw stones at Kenyan police Tuesday as officers fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse thousands of mostly young people protesting proposed tax hikes in the capital Nairobi, AFP reporters saw.

The rallies, which began last week, have been mostly peaceful but demonstrators hurled stones at police trying to prevent them from heading towards parliament, where lawmakers are debating a finance bill containing the tax proposals.

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Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 1835 as Havas, it is the world's oldest news agency.

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