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Kenyan church raid: Bullet removed from boy's brain | Kenyan church raid: Bullet removed from boy's brain |
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A bullet lodged in the brain of an infant boy during an attack on a church near Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa has been removed following an operation, a hospital spokesman says. | A bullet lodged in the brain of an infant boy during an attack on a church near Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa has been removed following an operation, a hospital spokesman says. |
Six people died in the raid, including 18-month-old Satrin Osinya's mother. | Six people died in the raid, including 18-month-old Satrin Osinya's mother. |
Doctors believe the bullet which killed her while she was shielding her son exited her body and buried itself in his head during the attack. | Doctors believe the bullet which killed her while she was shielding her son exited her body and buried itself in his head during the attack. |
No group has said it carried out the shooting on 23 March. | No group has said it carried out the shooting on 23 March. |
'Fully awake' | |
The bullet was removed during a three-hour operation at the Kenyatta National Hospital in the capital, Nairobi, chief neurosurgeon Mwangi Gichuru said. | |
"The baby is fully awake and he is back to his old state," he said. | |
Satrin Osinya was flown with his father to the hospital two days after the attack for specialised treatment. | |
At the time, doctors described his condition as stable and said they would remove the bullet once the wound healed. | At the time, doctors described his condition as stable and said they would remove the bullet once the wound healed. |
Kenyan police say the attack on the church in Likoni could have been an "act of terrorism". | Kenyan police say the attack on the church in Likoni could have been an "act of terrorism". |
At least two gunmen burst into the church and started shooting indiscriminately. | At least two gunmen burst into the church and started shooting indiscriminately. |
The attackers managed to escape on foot before the police arrived. | The attackers managed to escape on foot before the police arrived. |
Blood-soaked Bibles and overturned chairs lay strewn across the church's floor after the shooting. | Blood-soaked Bibles and overturned chairs lay strewn across the church's floor after the shooting. |
There have been several incidents of violence in Mombasa in recent months, involving the security forces and Islamist militants. | There have been several incidents of violence in Mombasa in recent months, involving the security forces and Islamist militants. |
The Somali al-Qaeda group al-Shabab has carried out several attacks in Kenya since 2011, when Kenya sent troops into Somalia to battle it. | The Somali al-Qaeda group al-Shabab has carried out several attacks in Kenya since 2011, when Kenya sent troops into Somalia to battle it. |
On Monday, six people were killed in explosions in the Eastleigh suburb of Nairobi, which has a large Somali population. No group has claimed responsibility for the blasts. | On Monday, six people were killed in explosions in the Eastleigh suburb of Nairobi, which has a large Somali population. No group has claimed responsibility for the blasts. |
Four al-Shabab members were behind the four-day siege at a shopping centre in Nairobi last September, in which 67 people died. | Four al-Shabab members were behind the four-day siege at a shopping centre in Nairobi last September, in which 67 people died. |
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