Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Current Event

Title of article: Violent weekend caps deadly month since Kenya vote
Author: Elizabeth A. Kennedy
Source: The Union Tribune
Date: 1/29/08
Summary: In Kenya kids armed with machetes and clubs got into running battles with police officers, and even burnt rival tribe members alive when they set their homes on fire. The tribe was out for revenge from an attack on their tribe by the rival tribe earlier. Conflicts have been erupting throughout Kenya ever since the controversial presidential election in December and tribes have been hurting eachother because of ethnic reasons.
Reaction: I find it really sad that ethnic conflicts happen anywhere in the world. It's sad that huge violent outbreaks erupt due to differences in ethnicity.

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