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11 killed in six-hour gun battle involving rival herders in Isiolo

Isiolo Administration Police County Commander Njoroge Mukiri (center) leads officers in an operation at Lowangila grazing area, where eleven people were reportedly killed in a dawn attack by cattle rustlers. [Photo: Bruno Mutunga/Standard]

Isiolo, Kenya: Eleven people have been killed in a gun battle involving two rival groups of herders in Isiolo County.

The gunfight between Turkana and Samburu herders broke out Saturday at around 6am at Attan, and went on for nearly six hours.

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