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Hotelier jumped from second floor to save his life

Hotelier jumped from second floor to save his life
This is what remains of Breeze View Hotel after the attacks. The proprietor, John Wanyoike, jumped from the second floor into a bush to escape attack.

Lamu, Kenya: John Wanyoike, a hotelier and proprietor of Breeze View Hotel in Mpeketoni, Lamu County, is lucky to be alive.

Wanyoike sustained few bruises on his arms and legs, after jumping from the second floor of his now gutted investment into the bush to escape the attackers who took over the township on Sunday evening.

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