25/11/2014

Kenyans urge security against militant violence

NAIROBI, Kenya ? Protesters carried coffins and red crosses to downtown Nairobi on Tuesday, a vivid memorial for the hundreds of Kenyans killed in recent terror attacks, as pressure builds on the government to halt a steady onslaught of gunfire and grenade assaults. In Kenya's north ? where 28 people riding a bus were killed by Somali gunmen over the weekend ? non-Muslim Kenyans sought refuge at an army post on Tuesday, fearful of another attack by fighters of Somalia's Islamic extremist group, al-Shabab. On Saturday al-Shabab attackers hijacked a bus near the city...
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