Teargas pollution: Kenyans worry over headaches, eye pain, and effect on pregnancy

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Demonstrators react as police use tear gas to disperse protesters during a demonstration against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya on June 25, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS

By  Nation. Africa

What you need to know:

  • Doctors say tear gas can cause spontaneous abortions, commonly known as miscarriage.

  • Air pollution accounts for over 8.1 million deaths globally.

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