Police killed by 'friendly fire' during a robbery

Nairobi, Kenya: A police officer was on Saturday morning shot dead during a robbery in Ngong' town, in what his colleagues said was by a friendly fire.

The deceased, constable Philip Ochieng', was among a group of police officers who had responded to a scene of robbery when he was shot.

"They mistook him for a gunman and shot him," said an officer.