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| Deadly attack in north-east Kenya | Deadly attack in north-east Kenya |
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| Suspected al-Shabab militants have killed at least six people in an attack in north-east Kenya, the regional governor said. | Suspected al-Shabab militants have killed at least six people in an attack in north-east Kenya, the regional governor said. |
| Ali Roba, governor of Mandera County, said one person had also been seriously injured in the attack. | Ali Roba, governor of Mandera County, said one person had also been seriously injured in the attack. |
| But security guards had been able to save 27 other people present at the public works site, he said. | |
| Kenya's Daily Nation says the attack targeted "non-locals". | Kenya's Daily Nation says the attack targeted "non-locals". |
| Al-Shabab, an Islamist militant group, is battling the UN-backed government in Somalia, and has carried out a string of attacks in neighbouring Kenya. | Al-Shabab, an Islamist militant group, is battling the UN-backed government in Somalia, and has carried out a string of attacks in neighbouring Kenya. |
| Militants have carried out frequent attacks on the Mandera region, which borders Somalia. They target people who are not from the local area and security forces, Kenyan papers say. | |
| Who are Somalia's al-Shabab? | Who are Somalia's al-Shabab? |
| Kenya's The Standard said the attack happened in the early hours of Thursday at a residential plot in Bulla public works. | Kenya's The Standard said the attack happened in the early hours of Thursday at a residential plot in Bulla public works. |
| Attackers used a grenade to break in and then shot at those inside, it reported, citing police. | Attackers used a grenade to break in and then shot at those inside, it reported, citing police. |
| "From the nature and style of the attack, it will obviously be al-Shabab," Governor Roba told Reuters news agency by telephone. | "From the nature and style of the attack, it will obviously be al-Shabab," Governor Roba told Reuters news agency by telephone. |
| "If not for the quick response by our security forces, we would be talking of many more casualties now." | "If not for the quick response by our security forces, we would be talking of many more casualties now." |