29-03-2024 02:23 PM Jerusalem Timing

Gunmen Execute 28 on Kenya Bus near Somalia Border

Gunmen Execute 28 on Kenya Bus near Somalia Border

Gunmen seized a bus in northeastern Kenya near the Somali border early Saturday and executed 28 non-Muslim passengers, police said, blaming the attack on Shebab extremists

Gunmen seized a bus in northeastern Kenya near the Somali border early Saturday and executed 28 non-Muslim passengers, police said, blaming the attack on Shebab extremists.
  
"I can confirm... that 28 innocent travellers were brutally executed by the Shebab," said regional police chief Noah Mwavinda, referring to the Somali militant group.
  
He said the gunmen forced the bus to stop and drove it to the side of the road, where they proceeded to kill passengers “identified as non-Muslim”.
  
The attack came after a week that saw one person shot dead and more than 350 people arrested as Kenyan security forces carried out raids on mosques in the port city of Mombasa searching for weapons and Shebab supporters.