The ROP strikes again.
(Guardian) — Ten people have been killed and 40 wounded in simultaneous attacks on two churches in north-eastern Kenya near the Somali border, according to a police official.
Police commander Philip Ndolo said gunmen threw grenades during the attacks on Sunday.
The bloodiest attack was on the African Inland church in Garissa, a town 120 miles west of the Somali border. Attackers threw two grenades inside the church, one of which exploded, Ndolo said.
As the congregation attempted to escape, the gunmen opened fire. Ten people were killed, including two police officers guarding the church, and about 37 wounded. Militants from Somalia were immediately suspected.
At a second Catholic church in Garissa another grenade was thrown, wounding three people.
Update:
15 Christians killed in attacks on churches in northern Kenya — LWJ
Shabaab and its affiliate in Kenya, the Muslim Youth Center, appear to have taken a page out of Boko Haram’s book and launched coordinated attacks on churches in northern Kenya. “Gunmen” killed 15 people and wounded more than 40 in separate attacks on two churches in the town of Garissa, which is near the border with Somalia.