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12 killed in Wajir retaliatory attacks

Wajir, Kenya: A dawn raid on a border village in Wajir County left at least 12 people dead and several houses torched on Thursday morning as retaliatory attacks between two rival Somali clans escalated.

Suspected Garre militia allegedly attacked Gunan, a Degodia village in Tarbaj constituency. The militia are believed to have been on a mission to avenge the deaths of 10 Garre people. They were allegedly killed by Degodia bandits in Takaba Sub-county, Mandera, recently.

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