British geologist murdered in KenyaA gang armed with bows and arrows killed a British-born geologist in southeastern Kenya where he ran a mining firm, police said Thursday. Campbell Bridges, 75, was murdered while on his way back to the firm's headquarters late Tuesday in Wundanyi area, Coast Province Criminal Investigation Department chief Reche Nyaga said. Six people have been arrested. "Some of those who have recorded statements have indicated that they know some of the attackers... We are also seeking to establish the motive motive or motif (mōtēf`), in music, a short phrase or passage of two or more notes and repeated or elaborated throughout the composition. The term is usually used synonymously with figure. ," Nyaga said. Bridges, who owned First Green Garnet Mining Company, discovered the Tsavorite gemstone gemstone Any of various minerals prized for beauty, durability, and rarity. A few noncrystalline materials of organic origin (e.g., pearl, red coral, and amber) also are classified as gemstones. , a shimmering shim·mer intr.v. shim·mered, shim·mer·ing, shim·mers 1. To shine with a subdued flickering light. See Synonyms at flash. 2. green stone found around the border between Kenya and Tanzania and named after Kenya's vast Tsavo National Park Tsavo National Park (tsä`vō), 8,034 sq mi (20,808 sq km), SE Kenya; est. 1948. Located on the semiarid plains, it is a sanctuary for the large animals of E Africa. The Mzima Springs are found there. . 
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