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Kenyan police killed by suspected Al-Shabaab gunmen

Kenyan police have launched a manhunt for two suspected Al-Shabaab gunmen involved in the murder of a police officer on Thursday in the coastal city of Mombasa.

The gunmen shot dead the officer at point blank outside a hotel in the tourism resort city. The officer was guarding a popular casino when the attack happened, Mombasa County Police Commander Robert Kitur said on Friday.

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