May 13, 2005

2 Students Killed in Cameroon Protest

By WACHIRA KIGOTHO

Two students at the University of Buea in Cameroon were killed last month and dozens were injured when paramilitary police units fired live bullets to put down a student protest.

The two male students, Embwam Aloysius and Gilbert Folem, were killed as students at Buea protested in support of their striking counterparts at the University of Yaoundé I. After the shootings, classes were suspended at the two universities, and police forces intensified their presence to monitor

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