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Four arrested over suspected poisoningof elephants in Kenya

An investigation is looking into whether the deaths were caused by pesticides sprayed on tomato crops.

BBC News24 Aug 2026, 11:08 amUpdated 13h ago1 min readWorldWorld

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Four arrested over suspected poisoning of elephants in Kenya

An investigation is looking into whether the deaths were caused by pesticides sprayed on tomato crops.

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Source: BBC News. Published 24 Aug 2026, 11:08 am.

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