Kenyan police say they have shoot to kill orders

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Police battled thousands of opposition supporters who charge President Mwai Kibaki stole his way to re-election, and several officers said Monday they had orders to shoot to kill to quell the violence.

Police officers detain an opposition supporter Monday, Dec. 31, 2007 during riots at the Kibera slum in Nairobi. Police fired shots in the air and sent tear gas into Nairobi's slums Monday as President Mwai Kibaki began a second term after an election marred by violence and allegations that he stole the vote.

The officers, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, said the order had divided the police force, saying many officers sympathizes with the protesters. Three officers told The Associated Press independently that they had been ordered to shoot to kill. A government spokesman denied such an order was given.

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124+ are dead, so far, in election riots.