Youth in Eldoret on Wednesday took to the streets to protest against the killing of two-suspected gangsters at Bacon area.

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Confirming the incident, Uasin Gishu County Commissioner Abdi Hassan, said police killed the two after they attacked guards at a club, following an attempted robbery.

"The two men were in a group that attempted to raid a night club on Tuesday. We had no alternative but to shoot them as they were becoming unruly,” said Hassan, as quoted by The Star.

Youth in the area however, protested against the move, burning tyres and chanting songs against the police.

They barricaded roads using rocks, insisting that the suspects were innocent.

Hassan said police are pursing other suspects who are believed to have escaped.