3 killed, 5 others injured in foiled robbery in Kenya

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Two suspected robbers were gunned down by police and five others wounded in a dramatic shoot-out on  a busy street in Nairobi's central business district on Tuesday, police command said.
Benson Kibue, Nairobi police commander, said on Wednesday in Nairobi that the slain gangsters were on a robbery mission in the city centre.
He said another woman who was caught by stray bullets also died at the hospital.
"We gunned down the two gangsters and recovered two pistols from them in a foiled robbery mission and the injured were rushed to the hospital," he said.
Kibue said two victims in critical conditions were transferred by St John Ambulance to Kenyatta National Hospital, while three others remained admitted at the nearby Acacia Clinic.
He said most people had to seek cover under vehicles as police pursued the armed gangs. One suspect was shot dead on Kimathi Street while the second one was gunned down on Kamba lane, off Moi Avenue.
Kibue said the incident took place as the Chinese government donated motorcycles worth 150,000 dollars to help the police in the fight against soaring crime in the city.
Police said most of the criminals operated on motorcycles to enable them to flee through paths and corners that police vehicles could not go through.
The Chinese Embassy said the donation of the motorcycles was a token of friendship between the two governments.
It also showed commitment and support to the Kenya police, who were shouldering heavy responsibilities in protecting both Kenyan and foreign nationals in Kenya.

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