US condemns Mpeketoni attack as residents arm themselves, Lenku warns of similar attacks

The attackers also set ablaze properties worth millions of shillings. [PHOTO: STANDARD]

NAIROBI, KENYA: The US government has condemned the attacks in Mpeketoni, Lamu that has now claimed more than 60 lives.

The US State Department termed it a terrorist attack by Al-Shabaab saying there can be no place for horrific acts of violence such as this in any society.