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Gunmen have killed some 36 quarry workers near the north Kenyan town of Mandera, aid workers and residents say. Gunmen have killed some 36 quarry workers near the north Kenyan town of Mandera, aid workers and officials say.
They said the attackers separated Muslims from non-Muslims and shot the Christians dead. The attackers separated Muslims from non-Muslims and shot the Christians dead, residents said.
Earlier, one person was killed in a bar popular with non-Muslims in a neighbouring district.Earlier, one person was killed in a bar popular with non-Muslims in a neighbouring district.
Militants from the Somalia-based al-Shabab Islamist group killed 28 people in an attack on a bus targeting non-Muslims in the same area last week. Islamist militants from the Somalia-based al-Shabab group killed 28 people in an attack on a bus targeting non-Muslims in the same area last week.
The attack on the quarry workers took place early on Tuesday. Witnesses said the victims were caught after midnight, while sleeping in their tents at the quarry.
A local police chief said the assailants targeted non-Muslim workers at a quarry in Kormey, 15km (nine miles) from Mandera town.
Kenya's Red Cross said on its Twitter feed that security personnel and one of its own teams were on the ground at the site of the attack.
Al-Shabab has stepped up attacks in Kenya since 2011, when Kenya sent troops across the border to help battle the militants.