Shebab kills 14 in Kenya

AFP, NAIROBI: Shebab militants killed at least 14 workers in northern Kenya yesterday, officials said, the latest in a wave of attacks in the east African nation by the Somali-led Islamists.
The attack occurred just outside the town of Mandera in Kenya's far northeastern region, which borders Ethiopia and war-torn Somalia, and comes a little more than two weeks before US President Barack Obama is due to make his first presidential visit to Kenya, where his father was born.
"People were sleeping when the attack happened. They just came and hurled explosives into the houses," said Mandera County Commissioner Alex Ole Nkoyo, confirming 14 people had been killed in the attack.
"These were Al-Shebab from the nature of the attack. They used explosives and guns," he said.
Kenyan police chief Joseph Boinnet also blamed Shebab for the attack. "I can confirm a Shebab attack in Mandera early this morning," he said.
Kenya Red Cross said it had taken 11 wounded to hospital, and had sent a medical aeroplane to evacuate the critically injured to the capital Nairobi.

 

Shebab kills 14 in Kenya

AFP, NAIROBI: Shebab militants killed at least 14 workers in northern Kenya yesterday, officials said, the latest in a wave of attacks in the east African nation by the Somali-led Islamists. The attack occurred just outside the town of Mandera in Kenyas far northeastern region, which borders Ethiopia and war-torn Somalia, and comes a little more than two weeks before US President Barack Obama is due to make his first presidential visit to Kenya, where his father was born. People were sleeping when the attack happened. They just came and hurled explosives into the houses, said Mandera County Commissioner Alex Ole Nkoyo, confirming 14 people had been killed in the attack. These were Al-Shebab from the nature of the attack. They used explosives and guns, he said. Kenyan police chief Joseph Boinnet also blamed Shebab for the attack. I can confirm a Shebab attack in Mandera early this morning, he said. Kenya Red Cross said it had taken 11 wounded to hospital, and had sent a medical aeroplane to evacuate the critically injured to the capital Nairobi.