Monday, November 10, 2008

Western nuns on Kenya border kidnapped by somali

On the east side of Africa,where Kenya is bordered by Somali,Uganda and Ethiopia ,Western nuns have been Kidnapped.Somali is a war torn country,its mainly an islamic region and the country is known for its dangerous militia who terrorise Aid workers and kill them.
Kenya has hosted some of the refugees from Somali,sudan the countries that always have problems,Although Kenya has his economic and Political problems sometimes.
The somali militia often raid cattle
One local aid worker said at least 60 kidnappers entered the small town of El Wak at about 1 a.m. (2200 GMT Sunday), hurling a grenade and then firing a rocket at a Kenyan police post.
The kidnapped nuns are from Italy.
Cross-border raids are common in the remote, arid region, but usually involve cattle rustlers or criminal gangs targeting business people in both countries.
The kenyan Government have been trying to secure its borders so that drugs and guns are not sold to kenya,the somali militia or clans move in large numbers and always organized.

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