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Police pursuing killers of powerful trader in Mombasa

Mombasa, Kenya: A controversial businessman was on Friday evening shot dead near Moi International Airport, Mombasa, about 200 metres from Changamwe Police station. The gunfire sparked panic that the police station was under attack. Police officers opened fire fearing they were under attack.

By Saturday the killers had not been arrested nor had their motive been determined, according to Mombasa Police commander Robert Kitur. He said witnesses appear not to have captured the registration numbers of the assassins’ car.

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