The authorities in Kenya have launched a series of armed raids on suspected criminals in the capital, Nairobi.
Police say the move follows a marked increase in gun related crime in the city.
There've been reports over the weekend of a number of separate incidents, which resulted in several businessmen and a Kenyan intelligence officer being shot dead. Correspondents say residents in Nairobi have become accustomed to almost daily reports of raids by armed gangsters on banks, shops and other targets.