Six police shot dead in central Kenya
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NAIROBI -- Six Kenyan police officers were killed and two wounded when their convoy was attacked by gunmen in central Kenya where drought and scarce grazing land is fuelling violence.
Members of the police's anti-stock theft unit (ASTU), travelling in two vehicles, were attacked by members of the Pokot ethnic group while on a "familiarisation tour" in Laikipia county, a police statement said.
They "were attacked while negotiating (a) sharp corner and as a result the officers ... were fatally injured," it said.
