NAIROBI — Tens of thousands of mourners in Kenya fled in panic when security forces fired gunshots and teargas in a stadium where they had gathered to see the coffin of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, whose body was repatriated from India on Thursday.

AFP journalists said at least three people were visibly injured at Kasarani Stadium after security fired to disperse surging crowds trying to break into the VIP section.

One showed a serious head wound.

Odinga, 80, died of a suspected heart attack at a health clinic in southern India on Wednesday, triggering a huge outpouring of grief across much of Kenya.

He was one of Kenya’s foremost statesmen.

He ran unsuccessfully for the presidency five times but was seen as a major force for democratic reform.

A large crowd initially gathe

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