The attacks were most likely carried out by “radical elements†who have long had a tense relationship with neighboring tribes and the government, the police said.
The violence, in which the victims had their hands bound and their throats slit, was the latest of a string of attacks with ethnic undercurrents that comes at a time of rising political tensions.
The overnight attacks by gunmen occurred in two counties on the Kenyan coast, where militants linked to Al Qaeda last month claimed responsibility for killing 65 people, the Kenya Red Cross said Sunday.
A military official said Sunday more than 40 gunmen were killed in clashes between security forces and a tribal militia near the country’s border with Congo, in what appeared to be coordinated attacks targeting police posts and military barracks.
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