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What you need to know about teargas and its health impacts

Police officers disperse rioters using teargas.

Photo credit: Francis Nderitu I Nation Media Group

An irritating whiff of tear gas sneaks through a window at the Nation Centre following a loud bang of a fired canister along Kimathi Street.

The white smoke blinds everyone walking along the street. Protesters and bystanders duck covering their eyes.