Kenyan security forces kill five coast attack suspects


  • World
  • Friday, 20 Jun 2014

MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya's security forces have shot dead five people suspected of involvement in attacks on the coast this week that killed about 65 people, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.

Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist militant group, the usual suspects in such attacks, claimed responsibility for this week's assaults that were 24 hours apart on the town of Mpeketoni and a nearby village. Both areas are near the coast in Lamu County.

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