Kenyan police fire teargas to disperse mourners at Raila Odinga's public viewing

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Kenyan security forces fired into the air and deployed teargas on Thursday to disperse thousands of mourners who had gathered at the Kasarani stadium to view the body of deceased opposition leader Raila Odinga. Odinga, a towering figure in Kenyan politics for decades, once a political prisoner, and five-time presidential candidate, died on Wednesday at age 80 in India, where he had been receiving medical treatment. Chaos erupted when a crowd breached a gate at the Nairobi sports arena, prompting soldiers to fire warning shots Four dead as Kenyan security forces fire on crowds mourning Raila Odinga
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