NAIROBI, Kenya – The death toll following the attack in Mpeketoni, Lamu rose to 48 on Monday morning after more bodies were discovered.
Journalists and police officers on the ground said they had counted 48 bodies at the local mortuary on Monday morning.
“The number of bodies taken to the mortuary is 47, while one has died in hospital,” a police officer said, as the search for more bodies continued.
Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo described the attack as heinous, saying “It is an atrocity we would not want to see repeated anywhere else.” Kimaiyo said. One of the dead is a police officer.
It is understood the officer had left his vehicle at the Mpeketoni Police Station and went to the town centre to have dinner when he was caught in the crossfire.
“We are pursuing them; we have intensified security in the town,” Kimaiyo said, blaming Al Shabaab attackers for the incident.
No suspect had been arrested by Monday morning.
The Kenya Red Cross said they had dispatched their volunteers to offer assistance to the affected families.
According to police, the bodies were found sprawled on the ground in the town, while others were found in houses…
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