Two Cuban doctors in Kenya kidnapped by suspected militants
Assailants used two Toyota Probox cars to block doctors vehicle, say police spokespersonNAIROBI: Suspected Somali al Shabaab militants kidnapped two Cuban doctors in northeastern Kenya on Friday and killed their police escort officer, officials said. “Today at around 9:00 am, suspected Al-Shabaab militants abducted the two Cuban doctors stationed at the Mandera County Referral Hospital,” the county’s governor, Ali Roba said in a statement. Kenyan police spokesman Charles Owino said the assailants used two Toyota Probox cars to block the vehicle that the doctors were travelling in. The attackers succeeded to abduct the two doctors and crossed the border with them,” said Owino. The driver of the doctors’ vehicle was arrested “and is currently being interrogated,” he said.
Source: The Express Tribune April 12, 2019 10:52 UTC
