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Why teargas and burning tyres are harmful to humans

A protester throws a used tyre in a burning fire during Azimio la Umoja's anti-government protests at Makina in Kibra, Nairobi on March 27,2023. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

The heat was unbearable, but the young men on Kisumu streets showed no signs of giving up.

They had set tyres ablaze to block major roads, sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky.

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