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Al Shabaab militants invade Lamu village, lecture residents for hours

Lamu, Kenya: Suspected Al Shabaab militants invaded a village in Basuba area of the volatile Lamu County and took over several mosques and held residents hostage on Saturday.

A local resident told The Standard that no less than 90 militants armed with rockets and Kalashnikov rifles swarmed over the villages as local Muslims were preparing for maghrib or evening prayers and herded them into a local square.

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