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| Al-shabaab Militants |
News just coming in indicates that 36 people were killed early
Tuesday morning. The attack is suspected to have been perpetuated by Al-shabaab
militants who killed 28 people barely two weeks ago in the same area.
Those
killed were sleeping in tents at a quarry. The attack took place at around 1am.
The incident has been confirmed by Police and the Kenya Red
Cross. The quarry is located at Koromey, 15 kilometers from Mandera Town. There are teams on the ground still assessing
the situation but it is believed that those attacked were quarry workers who
were ambushed by heavily armed Alshabaab militants.
All the victims were non-Muslims and most of them hail from
Kiganjo, Nyeri County. Survivors have said that Muslims were spared in the
night attack. The victims were made to line up and shot at a close range. Most
were shot in the head while some were beheaded.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that a number of workers could
have been kidnapped by the militants.
Kenyans took to the streets last week to protest against the
government’s inability to offer adequate security. Most of those killed in the
Mandera Bus attack last week were teachers returning home for holidays. The attack triggered mass exodus of
non-native professionals working in the area.
The latest attack is bound to worsen the already grave situation
at the Kenya-Somali border town.
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