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Kenya's president says will hunt down Islamist attackers

NAIROBI -- Kenya will use "deadly force" against suspected Islamist militants, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Monday as he campaigned for re-election in Lamu, one of the regions that has borne the brunt of militant violence.

 

In the latest attack, suspected members of Somalia's al Shabaab took a senior government official and five other people hostage in Lamu last Thursday. Two people died in a rescue operation by Kenyan forces.

 

"We shall bury them. Fire must be met with fire," Kenyatta said at a campaign rally, according to his press service.

 

"Our citizens are losing their lives. Our security forces are losing their lives. My principal secretary was wounded here a few days ago ... I have no apologies to make in taking the tough measures we are taking," he said.

 


פרסום ראשון: 07.17.17, 19:33