Hundreds Riot; Several Casualties Are Reported
From Times Wire Reports
Hundreds of people rioted in Jamaica’s capital, Kingston, attacking a police station and setting cars ablaze after a policeman allegedly shot and wounded a high school student.
At least one man in his 20s was killed during the riot, witnesses said. A soldier was shot and wounded, but his condition was not immediately known, police said.
Police and soldiers clad in riot gear used tear gas to repel rock-throwing residents in the west Kingston neighborhood of Denham Town. The student’s alleged shooting was unprovoked, residents said.
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