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A General Service Unit officer who was shot by protesters at Jamia Mosque in Nairobi has died from his injuries; he died at the Forces Memorial Hospital on Sunday.
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The officer, whose name is not immediately known, is one of two officers injured by youths who were rioting on Friday over the arrest of radical Jamaican preacher Abdullah al-Faisal.

However, another officer was hit by stone and one of the protesters was also killed leading to number of two people killed in the protest.

On Sunday, Muslims denied Security minister George Saitoti’s claims that, supporters of a Somali extremist group, al-Shabaab, had infiltrated the five-hour protests.

Nairobi Metropolitan Development minister Njeru Githae accused police of not using enough force to stop the violent protests, while a civil society group called for Prof Saitoti’s resignation.

The demonstrations outside Jamia Mosque in Nairobi, which started as a clash between the police and Muslim youths, degenerated into a fight between Muslims and the public, mainly traders fearing for their businesses. The individuals claim to be sympathetic to al-Shabaab.