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| Kenya's Lamu district hit by deadly shooting | Kenya's Lamu district hit by deadly shooting |
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| Deadly shooting has been reported in Kenya's coastal district of Lamu, the scene of several attacks claimed by Islamic militants this year. | Deadly shooting has been reported in Kenya's coastal district of Lamu, the scene of several attacks claimed by Islamic militants this year. |
| The BBC's Dennis Okari in Nairobi says houses have been set alight in Hindi, near Mpeketoni, and a police station has been attacked at Gamba. | The BBC's Dennis Okari in Nairobi says houses have been set alight in Hindi, near Mpeketoni, and a police station has been attacked at Gamba. |
| The Kenyan Red Cross said 13 people had been killed in the two incidents. | The Kenyan Red Cross said 13 people had been killed in the two incidents. |
| The Somali militant Islamist group al-Shabab has previously mounted a number of attacks in the region. | The Somali militant Islamist group al-Shabab has previously mounted a number of attacks in the region. |
| However it was not immediately clear who was responsible for the latest shooting. | However it was not immediately clear who was responsible for the latest shooting. |
| Witnesses said about a dozen armed men had appeared in the trading centre in Hindi, Lamu County, late on Saturday evening and opened fire. | |
| "They went around shooting at people and villages indiscriminately," area chief Abdallah Shahasi told Reuters. | |
| County commissioner Miiri Njenga told the agency some government offices and properties had been burned down. | |
| The Red Cross said another nine people - eight civilians and one police officer - were killed in Gamba, and one person was also missing. | |
| There were few further details of the attacks - the Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre said confirmed the violence and said on Twitter that it was responding. | |
| Attacks in the Lamu area early last month killed at least 60 people, as gunmen descended on hotels and a police station. | Attacks in the Lamu area early last month killed at least 60 people, as gunmen descended on hotels and a police station. |
| Five people died in a later attack by an armed gang on the village of Witu, about 15km (9 miles) from Mpeketoni. | Five people died in a later attack by an armed gang on the village of Witu, about 15km (9 miles) from Mpeketoni. |
| The following day authorities said they had arrested 13 alleged separatists accused of planning more attacks on the coast. | The following day authorities said they had arrested 13 alleged separatists accused of planning more attacks on the coast. |
| The area includes Lamu island, a well-known tourist resort, however, the attacks happened on the mainland, in Lamu County. | The area includes Lamu island, a well-known tourist resort, however, the attacks happened on the mainland, in Lamu County. |
| Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has blamed the attacks on political networks, despite al-Shabab claiming responsibility. | Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has blamed the attacks on political networks, despite al-Shabab claiming responsibility. |
| Opposition parties have dismissed the president's claims. | Opposition parties have dismissed the president's claims. |