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Gunmen in the far north-east of Kenya have kidnapped two Cuban doctors and killed an armed policeman travelling with them.<\/p>\n

They are believed to have been taken to neighbouring Somalia, reports say.<\/p>\n

The police suspect the attackers were members of the Somalia-based Islamist militant group al-Shabab, a security source told the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n

Last year, more than 100 Cuban medical specialists were brought to Kenya to improve the health service.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll security agencies have been mobilised to pursue the criminals and rescue the victims,\u201d police said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The attack happened in Mandera town, on the border with Somalia, at about 09:00 local time (06:00 GMT) as the doctors were being taken to work.<\/p>\n

One of the two police officers who were escorting the medics was shot and killed, while the other managed to escape.<\/p>\n

Mandera, and the area around the town, has seen several al-Shabab attacks and kidnappings in recent years.<\/p>\n

In January, the militant group said it was behind the attack on the DusitD2 hotel and office complex in the capital, Nairobi, in which 21 people died.<\/p>\n

Al-Shabab is battling the UN-backed government in Somalia, while Kenyan troops are part of an African Union force that is supporting the government in Mogadishu.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n

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