Article 6524F Pakistani journalist killed by police in Kenya ‘was case of mistaken identity’

Pakistani journalist killed by police in Kenya ‘was case of mistaken identity’

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Associated Press
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Police say Arshad Sharif was shot after his car failed to halt at a roadblock near Nairobi

A senior Pakistani journalist living in hiding in Kenya was shot and killed by police after the car he was in sped up instead of stopping at a roadblock near Nairobi, police have said.

Police said it was a case of mistaken identity" that occurred during a search for a similar car involved in a case of child abduction.

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