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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Paramilitary police fired tear gas Wednesday in a Nairobi slum believed to be a hotbed for an outlawed sect accused of terrorizing Kenyans and leaving behind a string of beheaded corpses, including five this week.
The sect, called the Mungiki, was inspired by the 1950s Mau Mau uprising against British rule and has become linked to murder, political violence, and extortion.
Police found a beheaded corpse overnight in the Mathare slum, according to an officer who did not want his name published because he is not allowed to speak to the media. Another police official, Gideon Amalla, said authorities fatally shot two suspects overnight.
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