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Gunmen have killed some 36 quarry workers near the north Kenyan town of Mandera, aid workers and officials say. | Gunmen have killed some 36 quarry workers near the north Kenyan town of Mandera, aid workers and officials say. |
The attackers separated Muslims from non-Muslims and shot the Christians dead, residents said. | 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. |
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. | 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. | 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 the 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. | 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. |
Reuters news agency quoted one witness as saying that most of the victims had been shot in the head, and four had been beheaded. | |
In the attack on a bar in the town of Wajir earlier on Monday night, gunmen reportedly opened fire and hurled grenades, killing one and injuring 12. | |
No group has so far said it carried out either of the attacks, both of which occurred close to the border with Somalia. | |
Mandera County borders both Somalia and Ethiopia, and it is dominated by Somalis, who are largely Muslims. | |
Many of the quarry workers killed are reported to have come from the south of the country where Christians predominate. | |
Al-Shabab has stepped up its campaign in Kenya since 2011, when Kenya sent troops across the border to help battle the militants. | |
In one of the worst attacks on Kenyan soil, 67 people were killed last year when four gunmen took over the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi. | |
More recently, dozens of people were killed in a series of shooting attacks in Kenya's coastal districts. | |
Are you in Mandera? Have you been affected by the violence? You can share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | |
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