Two arrested over Ugandan Olympic runner’s killing in Kenya, police say

Uganda’s Benjamin Kiplagat, front, competes in round one of the men’s 3000m steeplechase during the World Athletic Championships at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing, in August 2015 (David J Phillip/AP)

Two men have been arrested over the killing of Ugandan Olympic runner Benjamim Kiplagat, who was found dead in a car in Kenya on New Year’s Eve, police have said.

A knife suspected of being used in the killing of the 34-year-old was found on one of the suspects, Moiben sub county police commander Stephen Okal said.