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Traders killed in clash with police

[Benin] Child working at a quarry in Benin where stone is crushed into gravel, June 2005. IRIN
Enfant travaillant dans une carrière au Bénin
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    Several people were killed in a clash between police and market traders in the economic capital Lagos on Wednesday as officials demolished illegally constructed housing on the city outskirts, media reports said.

    The traders were protesting against the demolition and the police
    reportedly opened fire killing at least six people.

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