Two arrested, two pistols with 23 bullets recovered in Hagadera, Garissa County
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Driver panicked According to the officers, the driver panicked and drove into the nearby Alnjugur Administration Police camp, parked and ran away. He alerted the officers present. The officers ordered the occupants to get out and when a search was conducted, two pistols — a Ceska and a Makarov, and 23 bullets were found.SEE ALSO :The unseen war - Part 2
The officers said they recovered a white powder, which is being analysed. The reason why the gunmen were trying to evade the roadblocks with the weapons has not been established.SEE ALSO :Special squads sent to flush out Mungiki in Muranga
Planned attack “Maybe they planned an attack in the country. But they are being investigated now,” said an officer aware of the probe. Police said the suspects were all from Kismayu, Somalia, and were escorted to Garissa for further checks. The arrests came days after terrorists staged an attack at a hotel complex in Nairobi and killed dozens. Five of the militants were killed.