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Shabaab militants hijack bus, kill non-Muslims

Nairobi - Police officials say al-Shabaab militants from Somalia have hijacked a bus in northern Kenya and killed 28 non-Muslims on board.

The two police officers said on Saturday that the bus travelling to the capital Nairobi was hijacked 50km from Mandera town. The officers say the gunmen singled out non-Muslims and shot them dead.

The officers insisted on anonymity out of fear of reprisals because of an order from Kenya's police chief that officers not speak to the media.

Kenya has been hit by a series of gun and bomb attacks blamed on Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab militants since it sent troops into Somalia in October 2011.

Authorities say there have been at least 135 attacks since then, including the Westgate Mall attack in which 67 people were killed.

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