Elite squad in pitched battle

Nairobi - Kenyan police and the elite paramilitary General Service Unit (GSU) battled armed youths south of the port city of …

Nairobi - Kenyan police and the elite paramilitary General Service Unit (GSU) battled armed youths south of the port city of Mombasa yesterday, a day after attackers killed at least 13 people during a raid, witnesses said. The fighting in Ngombeni, 10 km south of Mombasa, cut off the main road to Tanzania and all vehicles were being turned back.

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