Students caught in tear gas protest in Nairobi

School students were exposed to tear gas after being caught in crossfire between Kenyan police and opposition supporters in the capital on Monday.

The students were leaving their school in the Nairobi neighbourhood of Kwangware after finishing the first day of national exams, Euronews reports.

Video of the encounter shows the students huddling against a wall while journalists attempt to protect them.

Two girls collapsed and were carried away by media and police after being exposed to tear gas.

The gas was fired at the protestors after they had thrown stones at a government convoy.