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Two suspected thugs were Tuesday morning shot dead in a botched robbery in Dagoretti Nairobi.

During the incident, a gun was recovered from them.

The suspects were killed along Nduaru Road when they tried to attack and rob women.

Nairobi police boss Japheth Koome while confirming the incident said the attack on women was thwarted by an alarm raised that alerted officers on patrol in the 5 am the incident.

"They had been attacking and robbing women headed for the markets and other errands when we were alerted," he said.

He added that a gun with five bullets was recovered from the suspects.

The bodies were moved to the mortuary as a hunt on the third suspect continues.