Gunmen Kill 22 in Attacks on Kenyan Coast

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Twenty-two people were killed in overnight attacks by gunmen in two counties on the Kenyan coast, where al-Qaeda-linked militants last month claimed responsibility for killing 65 people, the Kenya Red Cross said Sunday.

The Saturday-night attacks took place in the towns of Hindi in Lamu county and Gamba in Tana River, Kenya Red Cross chief Abbas Gulet said. Al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants from Somalia claimed responsibility for the attacks.

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According to the Lamu county commissioner Njenga Miiri, a group of about 15 gunmen raided the Malamandi village of Hindi, and started shooting at residents. The gunmen also attacked Gamba police station, Kenya's police chief David Kimaiyo said. Read more...

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