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Protest as police accidentally kill woman in drug trafficking operation

Residents carry the body of a woman who was  shot dead by a stray bullet as police officers were chasing drug peddlers in mathare slums. (Photo: Mbugua Kibera/Standard)

By Cyrus Ombati

NAIROBI, KENYA: A planned police operation to arrest known drug traffickers in Nigeria area, Mathare slums, Nairobi turned tragic after a woman was shot dead in a confrontation with locals.

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