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Five suspects killed in Nairobi in war on crime

Items that were found from a different group of thugs killed in Kiambu early this week.

NAIROBI: Five suspected thugs were killed in separate robbery attempts in Nairobi in the war on crime.
Police say two of the suspects were shot dead while two others were lynched by a mob.

The first incident happened along Juja Road where one suspect was killed in a robbery and a pistol found on him. Nairobi police boss Japheth Koome said the second one happened in Savanah where a gang had attacked a Coca-Cola depot and robbed the owner of Sh10,000 and other valuables.

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