38 killed in Kenyan clash

NAIROBI - Thirty eight people were killed in a gun battle between Kenyan poll officers and Ethiopian cattle rustlers in northern…

NAIROBI - Thirty eight people were killed in a gun battle between Kenyan poll officers and Ethiopian cattle rustlers in northern Kenya, the Daily Nation newspaper said yesterday.

It said 25 people, believed to be Amarkoke bandits from Ethiopia, were killed after clashing with Kenyan police late on Saturday near the Ethiopian border. The bandits killed 13 people as they tried to raid cattle, and eight people were wounded.

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