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Two people killed in Kenya's stampede at Odinga funeral- aid group

NAIROBI, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Two people were killed and almost 200 people were injured in a stampede at a stadium in Kenya's capital Nairobi where a state funeral for former opposition leader and prime minister Raila Odinga was underway on Friday, Doctors Without Borders said in a statement. (Reporting by Ammu Kannampilly, writing by Silvia Aloisi)

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