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Bandits lay ambush and massacre 21 APs in Kapedo

A Kenya Red cross staff attend to a critically injured Administration Police officer inside an ambulance at Chemolingot District Hospital, Saturday. [PHOTO: KIPSANG JOSEPH/STANDARD]

Turkana, Kenya:  At least 22 police officers and three civilians are feared dead following an early morning attack by suspected Pokot bandits in Turkana East on Saturday.

The incident happened at an area hit by the on-going wave of insecurity at the Kapedo border point between Baringo County and Turkana.

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