Authorities are trying to minimize the issue, calling a small misunderstanding.

A Kenyan soldier got involved in a brawl with traffic officers who accused him of causing a traffic jam.

He was locked up in Langate police station after allegedly assaulting a traffic policeman.

Five soldiers, unarmed, surrounded the police station demanding their comrade be released.

Losing control of the situation, police called for reinforcements and fired shots into the air.

Authorities has dismissed the incident as a small misunderstanding.

Langate has been the scene of many confrontations between police and community groups exercising their political and social rights.

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