{{In Kenya, seven police officers were killed and more than 20 others seriously wounded after they were ambushed by gunmen in Samburu on Saturday afternoon.}}<\/p>\n
The incident occurred when the officers pursuing cattle rustlers were ambushed in Baragoi.<\/p>\n
Ten other police officers were reportedly missing following the heavy gun fight with heavily armed bandits.<\/p>\n
Police said officers who sustained injuries will be airlifted to Nairobi for specialized treatment.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt least seven officers have been killed, others have been injured and we have a few others missing,\u201d a senior police officer in the region said.<\/p>\n
Rift Valley Provincial Police chief John Mbijiwe confirmed the incident but did not comment on the casualty figures given to us by other senior officers involved in the security operation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe officers were pursuing stolen cattle when they were ambushed,\u201d another officer said.<\/p>\n
The cattle rustlers the officers were pursuing on Sunday had raided villages in Lomirok on October 30 when they shot and killed 13 people and wounded 3 others.<\/p>\n
Villagers in the area have blamed police for failing to put in place adequate security measures to protect them against cattle rustlers.<\/p>\n
Police however, insist communities in the region are to blame because they engage in retaliatory attacks whenever a cattle rustling incident occurs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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