Islamist militants
ambushed a bus in Kenya on Saturday and sprayed bullets on those who failed to
recite Quran verses, killing at least 28 people, authorities said.
The bus, which had 60
people aboard, was heading from Mandera, near the Somali border, to the capital
of Nairobi.
About 20 miles into its
dawn journey, militants stopped it at a hilly area and stormed in, local police Cmdr. Noah
Mwivanda told the
Daily Nation newspaper.
Militants demanded those
onboard recite Quran verses. As others watched, they opened fire on passengers who failed to do so, he
said.
Somali-based terror group
Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement, saying it was
retaliation for mosque raids this week. It described those killed as
Christians.
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