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Top officer among Kenyan policemen killed by lone al-Shabaab suspect

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An Officer Commanding Police Station (OCS) in charge of the Kapenguria Police Station in the western part of Kenya is one of the six police officers killed by a suspected al-Shabaab militant earlier today.

The suspect had been detained on Wednesday for interrogation, but during a routine call on Thursday morning snatched the weapon and shot the police officers.

The lone attacker is currently holding other detainees hostage in the station.

An elite hostage rescue team has been sent to the station to free the hostages and contain the situation.

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