Mob kills Kenyan police officer By KATHARINE HOURELD, Associated Press Writer
14 minutes ago
ELDORET, Kenya - A mob of 3,000 armed with bows and arrows, spears, clubs and machetes killed a police officer Friday in the home village of an opposition lawmaker who had been fatally shot by a police officer the day before, police said.
It was the first police casualty that authorities have linked to the monthlong postelection turmoil. The mob accused the officer of wounding a civilian Thursday during protests after the killing of lawmaker David Kimutai Too, police commander Peter Aliwa said.
Too's killing added to distrust of police, who are already accused of using excessive force and of being too allied with the government. Police said they had fatally shot four people and wounded five others Thursday evening and Friday morning in western Kenya.
Britain Foreign Office Minister Mark Malloch-Brown suggested deploying Kenya's army, saying Kenyan police "at this stage seem to be seen as no longer neutral and behind some of the killings."
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