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| At Least 48 Kenyans Hacked to Death in Ethnic Clash |
| 2012-08-23 |
| [An Nahar] At least 48 Kenyans were hacked or burnt to death in ethnic festivities between two rival groups, the worst single attack since deadly post-election violence four years ago, police said Wednesday. "It is a very bad incident.... They include 31 women, 11 children and six men," regional deputy police chief Joseph Kitur said of the attack, which took place late Tuesday between the Pokomo and Orma peoples in the rural Tana River district. Kitur said "34 were hacked to death and 14 others were burnt to death," while several huts were torched after a gang of men launched the attack, the latest in a long history of bitter festivities between the rival groups in the remote area of Kenya. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Ethnic or tribal? I think that the term "ethnic" is sorely overused when in fact what we're talking about is good old time tribalism. Were the Lakota and Crow really different ethnicities? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2012-08-23 10:06 |
| #2 Oh my, the Pokomo and Orma at it again? The Brits faced a great challenge with keeping the peace in the more remote areas during the 1950's. I reckon we can't blame the Brits this time. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-08-23 08:05 |
| #1 Guess the lines will be smaller and the wind farm amusement theme park you know the one the chinks are building! |
| Posted by: Bob Thud8197 2012-08-23 07:12 |