Seven suspected thugs shot dead, five arrested in botched robbery in Industrial Area, NairobiSeven men suspected to be thugs were Sunday night shot dead in a botched robbery on a warehouse in Industrial Area, Nairobi.The seven are alleged to have stolen gas cylinders from the go down when an alarm was raised alerting police. Police said five other suspects were arrested and several stolen cylinders recovered from a lorry that had been parked within the facility. SEE ALSO :Two suspected thugs gunned down in botched robberyThis was after they had taken hostage of another lorry ferrying dozens of empty gas cylinders into the store and started to offload it to another waiting vehicle. SEE ALSO :Three killed in Mpesa shop robbery attemptThe bodies of the seven were moved to the mortuary. Kerich said they recovered the consignment of the gas cylinders that had been loaded onto another lorry.

Source: Standard Digital February 04, 2019 06:00 UTC