By CYRUS OMBATI
Malindi, Kenya: Police killed six people suspected to be members of the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) after the outlawed group killed one policeman and injured others in Malindi town.
Suspected MRC members raided a Casino in the town and killed a police officer who was on duty and stole his gun.
Witnesses say police were informed and on arrival, they were confronted by a group of people armed with crude weapons. The six were killed in the clash and several policemen were injured.
Police say the Malindi Deputy OCPD is among the officers who sustained injuries in the attack that occurred at about midnight at the Malindi Casino.
Coast Police boss Aggrey Adoli said they have managed to arrest four of the assailants who were armed with pangas and guns.
Adoli said a major police operation is underway in Malindi to arrest the other assailants and recover the gun stolen.
“We are in the forest now hunting down the attackers and hope to make more arrests. The injured officer is in stable condition,” said Adoli.
Witnesses said the deceased officer was in the casino on duty when he was first hit by a stone before the attackers landed on him with machetes and later snatched his gun.
The attack came weeks after another group that police branded MRC gang attacked and killed ten police officers in Mombasa and Kilifi on March 3.
MRC is an outlawed group that is agitating for various changes in the Coast over what they term as historical injustices.
