Benjamin Kiplagat in 2011 in die 3 000 m-hinderniswedloop op die Wêreldbyeenkoms in Daegu, Suid-Korea, in aksie. Foto: Getty Images
Kenyan police said on Monday they had arrested two people in connection with the weekend stabbing to death of Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat.
The two men, believed to be in their 30s, were arrested on the outskirts of the Rift Valley town of Eldoret, local police commander Stephen Okal said.
"The two suspects are known criminals who have been terrorising the members of public," Okal told AFP.
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