Kenyan Town Still Under Curfew One Year After Al-Shabab Attack

For three days, gunmen from al-Shabab attacked the coastal town of Mpeketoni, southwest of Lamu. Sixty people were killed in the town, which is inhabited mostly by the ethnic Kikuyu community from central Kenya. The attack sparked outrage and division within Kenyan society. One year on, Mpeketoni and neighboring towns are still under curfew. On June 15, 2014, a group of armed men from al-Shabab struck the coastal town of Mpeketoni. They attacked a police post and then killed any person...

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