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Bandits attack refugee camp in northwestern Kenya
Unidentified bandits this week killed two refugees and seriously injured three others in a refugee camp in northwestern Kenya, a spokesperson for the UN refugee agency said on Friday.
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"On Tuesday, bandits attacked Kakuma refugee camp, demanding money from refugees. In the process two Somali refugees were killed and three others were seriously injured," Emmanuel Nyabera said by phone. Security has been beefed up in the area, but no arrests have been made, according to police.
Nyabera said the camp, which houses at least 80 000 refugees from war-ravaged southern Sudan and Somalia, is located in an area known for insecurity. Last year, at least eight refugees and three Kenyan tribesmen were killed when what started as a small dispute over cattle rustling degenerated into bloody fighting.
Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-01-31 |
