Pakistani journalist killed by police in Kenya 'was case of mistaken identity'

Police say Arshad Sharif was shot after his car failed to halt at a roadblock near Nairobi A senior Pakistani journalist living in hiding in Kenya was shot and killed by police after the car he was in sped up instead of stopping at a roadblock near Nairobi, police have said. Police said it was a case of "mistaken identity" that occurred during a search for a similar car involved in a case of child abduction.