At least one person was shot and killed Tuesday by Kenyan police during a protest against a planned Ebola quarantine center for US citizens in the central town of Nanyuki.
The AFP news agency said one man was seen lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head, while the Red Cross said one other person was hurt by a teargas canister fired by police.
Small groups of demonstrators gathered near the site of the proposed 50-bed facility at Laikipia Air Base. Some of them wore protective medical uniforms, waved Kenyan flags and carried a coffin with "Ebola" written on it. The AFP news agency reported that dozens of people were arrested.
The site, which lies about 200 kilometers (124 miles) from the capital, Nairobi, is to be managed by US staff and host Americans exposed to Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.Some protesters wore medical scrubs and waved the Kenyan flagImage: Monicah Mwangi/REUTERS
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