Three suspected thugs were on Wednesday morning shot dead after a robbery gone wrong in Kahawa West, Nairobi.
Police reports indicate that the miscreants were gunned down after an attempt to mug a cop at around 5am.
The officer was among a team of officers who had posed as pedestrians at Kamae area after numerous complaints from locals over a rise in mugging cases.
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Unaware of the trap, police said, the three man-gang attacked the officers, who were in plain clothes, prompting a fatal rebuff.
Nairobi police boss James Mugera confirmed the incident saying a pistol and three bullets were recovered from the scene.
Also recovered were three mobile phones police believe were stolen from other pedestrians.
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The bodies of the three were moved to City Mortuary pending identification.
“The suspects did not have identification documents and efforts to identify them are ongoing,” said Mugera.
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