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Grief, anger as 11 terror victims laid to rest

Caskets bearing remains of 11 quarry miners who were killed by Al Shabaab terrorists in a residential building in Mandera. Leaders who attended the burial called on Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery to impose a curfew in Mandera and other areas in North Eastern. [PHOTO: JOB WERU/STANDARD]

Nyeri, Kenya: Anger, sorrow rent the air at Chaka Stadium in Kieni, Nyeri County as relatives, friends and residents paid their last respects to 11 victims of the latest terrorist attack in a residential building in Mandera.

The mourners braved the scorching sun for interdenominational funeral service that lasted almost three hours, with speaker after speaker calling for immediate slapping of a curfew in Mandera.

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