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Six dead after al-Qaeda ally attacks Christians in Kenya border town
 [CATHOLICNEWSAGENCY] A deadly attack on Christians in northeast Kenya was intended to drive them out of the region, a radio station run by the krazed killer Islamist group al-Shabaab... the personification of Somali state failure... has claimed. The group said that its Lions of Islam were behind a grenade and gun attack on a residential block in the town of Mandera, when people were sleeping, BBC News reports. The attack killed six people. The group said via radio that the attack happened as planned and was aimed at Christians. A front man for the group told the BBC that the group wanted non-Moslems to leave areas it regards as Moslem. Militants also attacked a telecommunications site, according to Mandera County commissioner Fredrick Shiswa, who said this was a diversion from the attack on the neighborhood. Shiswa said the attack appeared to have been planned over a long period and was carried out with efficiency. Mandera is on the border of Somalia, where the al-Qaeda affiliated group is based. Many of the town’s Christians are skilled workers from other parts of Kenya who help contribute to hospitals and schools. Moslems not aligned with al-Shabaab have sought to strengthen relations with Christians. Posted by: Fred 2016-10-08 |
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