Panic in Nairobi CBD as gunshots blast the air over lunch hour

NAIROBI COUNTY: There was panic in the Central Business District  on Wednesday after a policeman shot in the air four times  near 680 Hotel in a bid to stop escaping thugs.

The gang was making a getaway in a white saloon car when police, who seemed to be have been on their trail approached the vehicle and tried to stop them.

But the occupants sped off forcing the officers to shoot in the air.

The lunch hour shooting caused panic as other motorists sped off from the scene and pedestrians lay down on the roads and pavements.

No arrest has been made so far after the mid-afternoon incident.