The Thika Market Shooting
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- Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire whole source · open book
It occurred when police opened fire on a crowd of 2000 Kikuyu gathered at a market near Thika, on 22 November, apparently believing them to be a hostile Mau Mau gang gathering for an attack.
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