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Sunday, January 28, 2007
Two in U.S. embassy car shot dead in Nairobi
Sat Jan 27, 2007 14:38pm EST
Two in U.S. embassy car shot dead in Nairobi
NAIROBI, KENYA (Reuters) - Carjackers with AK-47s shot dead two women in a U.S. embassy vehicle in Nairobi's western outskirts on Saturday, and police killed two of the fleeing gunmen during a shootout in the nearby bush. Police spokesman Gideon Kibunjah said two policemen were also shot and wounded as they chased the gunmen after the midday car-jacking on the main highway in the Kenyan capital.
There was a person who was driving and an elderly lady who took too long to get out of the vehicle and the gangsters shot them and threw them out," Kibunjah said. "The two were confirmed dead on arrival at the hospital." This is the fourth criminal attack in less than a year in Kenya on diplomats or their families and the second involving the U.S. diplomatic community. Article continues here.
Other than possible "car-jacking" for profit, there is no known motive for the murders at the time of this report. The perpetrators were not immediately identified by authorities. Investigation into the incident is continuing...
Edited on: Sunday, January 28, 2007 2:28.20
Categories: Intelligence, Political/Diplomatic/Economic