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muriel_volestrangler

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Tue Dec 1, 2015, 12:19 PM Dec 2015

Kenya police warning after university 'terror drill' death

Source: BBC

Kenya's police chief has warned universities not to carry out security drills without his approval following the death of a woman on Monday.

Esther Kidemba died after apparently jumping from a building during a drill at the private Strathmore University in the capital, Nairobi.

Gunshots were fired during the drill, causing panic on the campus.
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Strathmore would pay for the medical expenses of 30 students and staff injured during the drill, and would arrange post-traumatic counselling, he added.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34974333



Tragic, and someone really fucked up. This is the modern equivalent of shouting 'fire' in a crowded theatre.
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Kenya police warning after university 'terror drill' death (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 OP
I guess they wanted a realistic drill. Gun shots during a drill was a little bit much. LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #1
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