Women abducted in attack on Kenya village
At least 12 women are believed to have been abducted during the latest attack on a village close to Kenya’s coast, which also left 15 people dead, residents told the BBC.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has blamed "local political networks" for the overnight raid on two villages near the town of Mpeketoni.
But Somalia’s al-Shabab group had earlier said it was behind the attack.
At least 49 people died in a separate raid on guest houses and a police station in Mpeketoni on Sunday.
However, no tourists were injured. Kenya Tourism said the area was not popular with overseas visitors and the Government said tourists had not been targeted in any of the attacks.
Al-Shabab said it was revenge for the presence of Kenyan troops in Somalia and the killing of Muslims.
Hotels, restaurants and the police station were attacked in Sunday’s attack on Mpeketoni
Many people were reportedly shot in a restaurant where they tried to hide from gunmen.
The authorities said the militants jammed a telecommunication system before the killings to prevent villagers from raising the alarm.
Mpeketoni, about 60 kms from the departure point for boat rides to the holiday hotspot Lamu Island, is not a tourist resort. It appears the attackers were not interested in foreigners or their interests, the BBC’s Dennis Okari says.
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