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Three feared dead as Al-Shaabab militia engage officers in Mombasa shootout

Three feared dead as Al-Shaabab militia engage officers in Mombasa shootout
Police line up youths flushed out from the Musa Mosque in Majengo, Mombasa Sunday after storming the building to arrest those attending an outlawed jihadist convention. [Photo: Maarufu Mohamed/Standard]

By Stanley Mwahanga, Benard Sanga and Ishaq Jumbe

Mombasa, Kenya: A police officer and two Islamic militants are feared dead following an assault on the controversial Musa Mosque, in the sprawling Majengo slums of Mombasa.

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