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Archive for March 10th, 2008

KENYA: Kenya security forces attack land clash area

Posted by warvictims on March 10, 2008

Kenya security forces attack land clash area
Reuters, Boston Globe

ELDORET, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan military helicopters fired at targets in the volatile Mount Elgon region on Monday to flush out gunmen blamed for killing at least 12 people in the latest land dispute, witnesses said.

A Reuters reporter, who visited the scene, said army helicopters struck the forested mountain area as part of a security operation following last week’s attack in which civilians were hacked, shot or burned to death. Read the rest of this entry »

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