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A home that was burnt to ashes stands at a village that suffered a new attack along the Kenyan coast overnight Saturday at Lamu county, Kenya, on July 6, 2014. (AFP Photo/Stringer)


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People gather around the wreckage of a car in Mpeketoni, in Lamu county along the Kenyan coast, on June 16, 2014, after 48 heavily armed gunmen attacked the town near the coastal island and popular tourist resort of Lamu the night before. (AFP Photo/Stringer)


Gunmen kill at least 48 in attack on Kenyan coast

Gunmen kill at least 48 in attack on Kenyan coast

Mombasa, Reuters—At least 48 people were killed when gunmen in two minibuses sped into a town on Kenya’s coast, shooting soccer fans gathered to watch a World Cup match in a television hall and targeting hotels and a bank, police and witnesses said on Monday....
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Muslim youths, who were detained by police from Sunday’s raid at the Musa mosque, disembark from a vehicle as they arrive at a court in Shanzu, a small town along the north coast of Mombasa, Kenya on February 3, 2014. (Reuters/Joseph Okanga)


Kenyan port city again hit by riots over mosque raid

Kenyan port city again hit by riots over mosque raid

Mombasa, Reuters—Kenyan police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse Muslim youths rioting for a second day on Monday in protest against a raid on a mosque used by firebrand preachers in the port city of Mombasa, a Reuters witness said. The youths hurled rocks...
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Masai wait to cast their ballots in front of a polling station during the presidential and parliamentary elections near town of Magadi some 85 km (53 miles) south of Nairobi March 4, 2013. (REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic)


At Least 15 Killed on Kenya Coast on Election Day

At Least 15 Killed on Kenya Coast on Election Day

Nairobi/Mombasa, Reuters—At least 15 people were killed in attacks by machete-wielding gangs on Monday as Kenyans queued to vote in a presidential election they hope will rebuild the nation’s image after a disputed 2007 poll unleashed weeks of tribal bloodshed....