Kenya: Bahraini athlete found dead in running hub
By DW
20 April 2022 |
10:12 am
Damaris Muthee Mutua, 28, was found dead in a Kenyan town that is famous for producing champion runners — where Olympic runner Agnes Tirop was killed last year.
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