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Kenya gunmen open fire on church service
2014-04-04
Two terrorists gunmen stormed a church near the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa and opened fire on worshippers, killing six people and wounding 20 others, police officials said.
The Lions of Islam™ strike again...
One witness said the terrorists gunmen shouted out in a foreign language before shooting indiscriminately at the congregation on Sunday.
It wasn't exactly 'foreign'; I bet I know what he was yelling...
"Both terrorists carried big guns and began shooting all over the place. I fell to the ground and could hear screams," said Lilian Omondi, who was leading a prayer recital at the time.

Another bystander said the terrorists assailants walked unhurriedly out of the church and opened fire on people standing outside.

An Interior Ministry official later said the terrorists they escaped.

"They were ordinary looking terrorists guys, one of them tall, dark and wearing a long-sleeved shirt. They walked casually as if all was ok," said Peter Muasya. "Then they started shooting at those of us who were standing outside."

The church shooting took place in Likoni, located across a deep-water channel from Mombasa city, a major tourist hub. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Likoni's police chief Robert Mureithi said it appeared the terrorists gunmen were armed with automatic weapons.
Posted by:Steve White

#2  What this story says to me is something simple:

if I'm a Christian in a land where Muslims were going after my fellow believers, it's time to arm up and defend the congregation, the church buildings, and the faithful at large.

Boko Harem in Nigeria and Cameroon, and the Shaboobs in Kenya, make it clear that the violent Islamicists at the bloody border of Islam aren't going to be stopped by usual policing. The armies in these kinds may not be well equipped and disciplined enough to root out the terrorists. So it's up to the church elders to make sure the flock are protected.
Posted by: Steve White   2014-04-04 18:14  

#1  One witness said the terrorists gunmen shouted out in a 'foreign language' before shooting indiscriminately at the congregation on Sunday.

I take it, no one waited reverently for the interpretation.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-04-04 17:32  

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