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20:53, 08-Jul-2017
ISIL militants kill at least nine in Kenya
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At least nine people were killed in an attack on a Kenyan village in the coastal district of Lamu on Saturday, Reuters news agency reported citing police sources.
Suspected Al-Shabaab militants were believed to be behind, it said.
"Nine people were killed, some were shot dead and others hacked to death," said Regional police commander Akello Odhiambo, noting that all the victims are civilians.
Police sources said Al Shabaab militants were believed to be behind the attack which took place in Jima and Pandaguo villages near the Somali border.
Earlier in the week, three police officers were killed on a police camp in a raid by Al-Shabaab militants in the same region, where a series of attacks had taken place recently, mostly targeting the security forces.
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