Police wounded, thugs shot dead in Nairobi shootout

By Cyrus Ombati

NAIROBI, KENYA: Two police officers have been shot and wounded by thugs in a mid-morning shootout along Mbagathi Highway, Nairobi.

The mid-morning shoot out also saw the officers killing two thugs and recovering a pistol of  Ceska type . The wounded officers have been admitted at  a Nairobi hospital.

Police say the gang was part of a four man gang that was headed for a robbery mission when police who were in their trail intercepted.

According to Nairobi deputy police boss Moses Ombati, the other accomplices have escaped in a Mercedes Benz car and a hunt is ongoing. He added that the pistol had eight bullets and that the injured officers are in a stable condition. "Major police units have been mobilized to hunt down the gang on the run," he said

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