<p>Al-Shabaab jihadists have killed five civilians, some by beheading, in eastern Kenya, a witness and a police source told AFP on Sunday.</p>

<p>The attack occurred on Saturday around 7:30 pm (1630 GMT) in the villages of Juhudi and Salama in Lamu county, which borders Somalia, the police source said.</p>

<p>"Five people were killed. The victims were slashed and there are others who were beheaded."</p>

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<p>Resident Hassan Abdul said that "women were locked in the houses and the men ordered out, where they were tied with ropes and butchered".</p>

<p>A secondary school student was among the five people killed, Abdul said, adding that "all those killed were slashed and some of them had been beheaded".</p>

<p>Another local resident, Ismail Hussein, said that the militants stole food supplies before leaving, firing their arms into the air.</p>

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<p>Based in Kenya's eastern neighbour Somalia, the jihadist Al-Shabaab group has been waging a bloody insurgency against the fragile government in Mogadishu for more than 15 years.</p>

<p>Kenya first sent troops into Somalia in 2011 to combat the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamist militants and is now a major contributor of troops to an African Union military operation against the group.</p>

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<p>But it has suffered a string of retaliatory assaults, including a bloody siege at the Westgate mall in Nairobi in 2013 that cost 67 lives and an attack on Garissa University in 2015 that killed 148 people.</p>

<p>In Somalia itself, Al-Shabaab has continued to wage deadly attacks despite a major offensive launched last August by pro-government forces, backed by the AU force known as ATMIS.</p>

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Al-Shabaab jihadists have killed five civilians, some by beheading, in eastern Kenya, a witness and a police source told AFP on Sunday. The attack occurred on Saturday around 7:30 pm (1630 GMT) in the villages of Juhudi and Salama in Lamu county, which borders Somalia, the police source said.

Al-Shabaab jihadists have killed five civilians, some by beheading, in eastern Kenya, a witness and a police source told AFP on Sunday. The attack occurred on Saturday around 7:30 pm (1630 GMT) in the villages of Juhudi and Salama in Lamu county, which borders Somalia, the police source said. "Five people were killed. The victims were slashed and there are others who were beheaded." Also Read | Bamboo could be a game changer in renewable energy. Here's how Resident Hassan Abdul said that "women were locked in the houses and the men ordered out, where they were tied with ropes and butchered". A secondary school student was among the five people killed, Abdul said, adding that "all those killed were slashed and some of them had been beheaded". Another local resident, Ismail Hussein, said that the militants stole food supplies before leaving, firing their arms into the air. Also Read | Porn platform owner: Society proud of sexual expression, adult content to become 'boring' Based in Kenya's eastern neighbour Somalia, the jihadist Al-Shabaab group has been waging a bloody insurgency against the fragile government in Mogadishu for more than 15 years. Kenya first sent troops into Somalia in 2011 to combat the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamist militants and is now a major contributor of troops to an African Union military operation against the group. Watch | PM Modi conferred with Egypt's highest state honour in Cairo × But it has suffered a string of retaliatory assaults, including a bloody siege at the Westgate mall in Nairobi in 2013 that cost 67 lives and an attack on Garissa University in 2015 that killed 148 people. In Somalia itself, Al-Shabaab has continued to wage deadly attacks despite a major offensive launched last August by pro-government forces, backed by the AU force known as ATMIS. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. ×

Al-Shabaab jihadists kill five civilians, including a student, in east Kenya: Report

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