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Kenya: Grenade kills 1 in church attack
Police have said that the Somali militant group is suspected of killing at least 30 Kenyan civilians since Kenyan troops entered Somalia.
In February, police spokesman Eric Kiraithe said the killings — which go back to October — are believed to have been carried out by sympathizers of al-Shabaab in Kenya.
He said most of the attacks were carried out in towns near the border between Somalia and Kenya.
Police say that dozens of Kenyan youth have been recruited by al-Shabaab and are operating in the country. Al-Qaida announced in February that it was merging with al-Shabaab.
Ndegwa Muhoro, Kenya’s director of criminal investigations, told reporters outside the church it was “too early to say” who might be responsible.
“We need to maintain vigilance because we don’t know who they are,” he said.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
