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Four more shot dead as hundreds flee Garba-Tula

Top Isiolo leaders led by Governor Godana Doyo pray for the granny and two children killed by suspects fron Garissa at Gafarsa trading centre in Garba Tula District ob Friday. Tension is high in the area as hundreds of villagers fled their homes for fear of more attacks. Photos By ALI ABDI/STANDARD

At least four more people have been killed in raging armed conflict between Borana and Somali herders along the Isiolo-Garissa border. The fighting took place in Tana village about 11km north of Garba-Tula town on Saturday.

Hundreds of villagers have fled as tension rose between rival herders from the two counties. The gun fight involved Borana herders on the Isiolo side and Auliyan from Lagdera in Garissa.

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