"The two officers were bumped off while on patrol," a police officer told AFP on condition of anonymity. "Their rifles have been taken away. We highly suspect these are Al-Shabaab
... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
sympathizers."
The police have urged Kenyans to watch out for possible Dire Revenge™ attacks carried out on Kenyan soil by the Shebab, who have fled the port of Kismayo, their last stronghold, after Kenyan and Somali troops mounted an offensive.