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Mombasa police shoot, kill 2 suspected gang members

Police officers load the body of a suspected gang member they gunned down onto a vehicle. Mombasa police shot and killed two suspected gang members on June 25, 2018. PHOTO | MOHAMED AHMED | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Urban OCPD Eliud Monari said they recovered a toy pistol and two machetes from the suspected gangsters.

  • Mr Monari said a third suspect escaped the police dragnet and a manhunt is on to capture him.

  • A fearless gang, Wakali Kwanza, has been terrorising Mombasa residents.

Police in Mombasa on Tuesday shot dead two suspected criminals said to be members of a gang that has been terrorising local residents.

The two were gunned down at a hideout which is a few metres from the Island side of the busy Likoni channel.