2014 Mpeketoni attacks
Between 15 June and 17 June 2014, more than 60 people were killed in attacks in and near Mpeketoni, Kenya. The Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militant group claimed responsibility, but the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta asserted that the attacks were organized by local politicians with ties to a network of gangs. Correspondents from the area suggested that the attacks may have been motivated by ethnic or religious hatred, or revenge for land grabbing.
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2014 Mpeketoni attacks
Between 15 June and 17 June 2014, more than 60 people were killed in attacks in and near Mpeketoni, Kenya. The Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militant group claimed responsibility, but the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta asserted that the attacks were organized by local politicians with ties to a network of gangs. Correspondents from the area suggested that the attacks may have been motivated by ethnic or religious hatred, or revenge for land grabbing.
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Between 15 June and 17 June 20 ...... or revenge for land grabbing.
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2014-06-15
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Terrorist attack, mass murder, ...... , mass shooting, van hijacking
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Between 15 June and 17 June 20 ...... or revenge for land grabbing.
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2014 Mpeketoni attacks
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