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NTV cameraman James Ng'ang'a displays his camera, ruined by a bullet fired by a prison guard in Eldoret. (Nation)

Kenyan prison guards shoot cameraman, attack crew

August 9, 2011 4:35 PM EDT

New York, August 9, 2011–Prison officials in western Kenya attacked three journalists working for the private broadcaster Nation Television (NTV) as they were covering an escape attempt by six inmates on Sunday, local journalists told CPJ.