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Kenya Ebola panic turns deadly over US quarantine facility

Ed McCambridge
June 10, 2026

Violence erupted in Kenya as protests driven by fears over a planned US-linked Ebola quarantine facility escalated. Kenya has never recorded an Ebola case, and many fear the facility could bring the virus into the country.

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In the town of Nanyuki, demonstrators set fires and hurled rocks, while police responded with tear gas and water cannons. At least one person has been killed.