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Shock as another 21 people killed in fresh Lamu and Tana River raids

Shock as another 21 people killed in fresh Lamu and Tana River raids
Police collect bodies at Hindi Kibiboni village, near Hindi trading center in lamu on Sunday. (Photo: Maarufu Mohamed/Standard)

Lamu, Kenya: Residents of Lamu woke up to yet another horror scene after attackers raided two villages and massacred 21 people at will, spraying bullets on innocent people including inmates and a senior police officer at a police station.

Although Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the Saturday night simultaneous attacks on Gamba Police Station in Tana River County and Hindi in Lamu County, familiar questions remain unanswered, including why the attackers escaped so easily.

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