{"id":7960,"date":"2014-03-24T03:10:28","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T07:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/?p=7960"},"modified":"2014-03-24T03:10:28","modified_gmt":"2014-03-24T07:10:28","slug":"gunmen-attack-church-in-mombasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/7960","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen attack Church in Mombasa"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Unknown gunmen stormed a church in Mombasa on Sunday and opened fire on the worshipers, killing about 6 people and injuring over 15 others.<\/p>\n

Local reports indicate that the 3 terrorists, armed with AK-47 rifles, attacked the Joy Repentance and Holiness Church in Likoni, Mombasa County, at 10 am, while the building was filled with worshipers.<\/p>\n

The chief of the Likoni district police, Robert Mureithi, has disclosed to reporters that the gunmen escaped before security forces arrived at the scene.<\/p>\n

Although the identities of the attackers are still in question, many pundits have linked the incident with al Shabab.<\/p>\n

Mureithi, however, noted that investigations have been open into the incident.<\/p>\n

According to eyewitnesses, the hooded attackers muttered some words in a foreign language before opening fire.<\/p>\n

al Shabab have vowed to conduct punitive attacks on nations who have donated forces to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).<\/p>\n

Recently, Kenyan authorities apprehended two terrorists with a bomb-strapped vehicle as they entered Mombasa. The two men of Somali origin have been arraigned before a court and leveled with over 7 charges, including intent to commit felony.<\/p>\n

In the aftermath of the attack yesterday, many commentators have raised questions about the effectiveness of Kenya’s security forces – noting that the daring raid by the gunmen came less than a day after Interior Minister, Ole Lenku, revealed that security had been tightened in the coastal city.<\/p>\n

Kenyan officials have voiced concerns over links between sections of the country’s Muslim community in Mombasa and terrorist groups such as al Shabab in neighboring Somalia.<\/p>\n

These fears have been exacerbated by the growing rift between security forces and sections of the Muslim community in the city – following a controversial raid on a famous mosque in the coast recently.<\/p>\n

Photo by AFP: The scene of the attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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