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Nairobi, Kenya, Oct 7, 2016 \/ 12:55 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- A deadly attack on Christians in northeast Kenya was intended to drive them out of the region, a radio station run by the militant Islamist group al-Shabab has claimed.<\/p>\n

The group said that its militants were behind a grenade and gun attack on a residential block in the town of Mandera, when people were sleeping, BBC News reports. The attack killed six people.<\/p>\n

The group said via radio that the attack happened as planned and was aimed at Christians. A spokesman for the group told the BBC that the group wanted non-Muslims to leave areas it regards as Muslim.<\/p>\n

Militants also attacked a telecommunications site, according to Mandera County commissioner Fredrick Shiswa, who said this was a diversion from the attack on the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

Shiswa said the attack appeared to have been planned over a long period and was carried out with efficiency.<\/p>\n

Mandera is on the border of Somalia, where the al-Qaeda affiliated group is based.<\/p>\n

Many of the town\u2019s Christians are skilled workers from other parts of Kenya who help contribute to hospitals and schools. Muslims not aligned with al-Shabab have sought to strengthen relations with Christians.<\/p>\n

The militant group killed 148 people at Keya\u2019s Garissa University College in April 2015, also reportedly targeting Christians.<\/p>\n

Al-Shabab militants have fought against Kenya since a 2011 effort by the Kenyan military that entered Somalia to fight the group. Kenyan troops are among the African Union forces in Somalia to counter Al-Shabab.
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