Posted on 06/16/2014 1:08:56 AM PDT by PoloSec
(Reuters) - At least 48 people were killed and others wounded when more than two dozen unidentified gunmen attacked a coastal Kenyan town overnight, police and the Kenya Red Cross said on Monday.
The attackers targeted two hotels, a bank and a police station with guns and at least one explosive device on Sunday night. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Police said the gunmen could have been Islamist militants or criminals.
The assault was the latest in a string of gun and bomb attacks that have hurt Kenya's vital tourist business and which have been blamed on Somalia's Al Shabaab militant group. Western nations have issued travel warnings in the wake of the assaults.
Sunday's toll is the highest since 67 people were killed in an attack in September on Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall. That raid was claimed by Al Shabaab, which said it want to force Kenya to withdraw troops from Somalia. Kenya has said it won't.
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“have hurt Kenya’s vital tourist business “?
Why would anyone go to this part of the world as a tourist at this point?
How do you define "this part of the world?"
Kenya has excellent game parks that are its prime attraction for tourists.
If your problem is worry about attacks by Islamic terrorists then your definition of "this part of the world" needs to include Bali, Madrid, London, Boston and NYC, plus everywhere else these crazies demonstrate their devotion to Allah.
Where’s the leadership from the highest ranking Kenyan? . . Oh yes, He’s in the White House!
Who gives a “rat’s ass” about anything in Kenya?
It was once a prehistoric place and still is. Worse yet, it produced the “spawn from hell” that is currently our President.
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