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Ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington were set ablaze earlier this week.

Hundreds of people were involved in a night of violence on 2 August, during which police officers were repeatedly attacked, a building was set ablaze and businesses looted.

Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who was set ablaze by her former boyfriend and later died, is due to be buried in a state funeral on Saturday.

Footage has emerged on social media purportedly showing houses and vehicles set ablaze in Jit late on Thursday.

While some troops were deployed that night, they were mostly tasked with protecting federal buildings and were unable to prevent riots which saw a local police station set ablaze.