Kenya: 12 killed in extremist attack

Gunmen from an extremist group killed 12 people in an attack targeting non-Muslims in Kenya's northern Mandera County, near the Somali border, an official said on Tuesday.

Somali-based extremist group al-Shabaab is suspected of carrying out the early-morning attack on the Bishaaro Guest House, said Mohamed Saleh, Mandera's regional commander.

The gunmen used grenades and improvised explosive devices to break into the guest house and then stormed in with guns, he said.