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According to Kenyan police, more than 270 people were arrested for criminal acts during the protests on Tuesday

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Kenyan police said they had arrested more than 270 people disguised as protesters on suspicion of running amok during anti-government rallies on Tuesday.

There have been reports of massive looting and property damage during youth-led demonstrations in several cities across the country. Some protesters said the cities had been infiltrated by “thugs.”

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Kenyan police said they had arrested more than 270 people disguised as protesters on suspicion of running amok during anti-government rallies on Tuesday.

There have been reports of massive looting and property damage during youth-led demonstrations in several cities across the country. Some protesters said the cities had been infiltrated by “thugs.”

“Security forces across the country have singled out suspects committing criminal activities under the guise of protests and taken them into custody,” said a statement from the Criminal Investigation Department posted on X (formerly Twitter) late Tuesday.

A total of 204 suspects were arrested in the capital Nairobi, and another 68 in various other parts of the country.

“The DCI has also deployed diligent investigators in the affected areas to track suspects who were caught on closed circuit television cameras and mobile phone recordings brutally robbing, stealing and destroying the properties and businesses of innocent citizens,” the statement added.

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Tuesday’s demonstrations began in a calm atmosphere but later escalated into violence. In Nairobi, police used tear gas on stone-throwing crowds, and there was looting and property damage in the capital and other cities.

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