Al-Shabab beheads 9 civilians in attack on Kenya village
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Al-Shabab extremists from neighboring Somalia beheaded nine civilians in an attack on a village in Kenya's southeast early Saturday, officials said, adding to growing concerns the Islamic militant group has taken up a bloody new strategy. The attack occurred in Jima village in Lamu County, said James Ole Serian, who leads a task force of security agencies combating the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab. Beheadings by al-Shabab have been rare in Kenya even as the group has carried out dozens of deadly attacks over the years. ...
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