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Gang kills two Germans with
machetes in Kenya resort
Mon 28 Jan 2008, 13:31 GMT
Reuters South Africa, South Africa
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - A gang of youths hacked two Germans to
death with machetes during an apparent robbery attempt in a
private villa in Kenya's coastal resort of Diani late on Sunday,
police said on Monday.
The wife of one of the dead, a German tourist who had arrived in
Kenya on holiday a fortnight ago, was also injured in the attack
and had been taken to hospital. The second victim was the German
owner of the villa.
Police said the killings did not appear to be linked to violence
which has rocked large parts of Kenya following the disputed
re-election of President Mwai Kibaki a month ago.
"This was organised crime. We are treating it as murder," local
police chief Stanley Lamai said.
The gang of around eight youths forced themselves into the villa
compound as a watchman opened the gate to allow the Germans in
after they returned from dinner, police said. The youths escaped
with a stolen camera and some money.
Around 800 people have been killed in ethnic fighting and clashes
with the security forces around Kenya since the December 27 polls,
violence which has battered the country's image as an east African
tourism and trade hub.
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German tourist and businessman
battered to death in Kenyan resort town
Malaysia Star, Malaysia
MOMBASA, Kenya (AP): A German tourist and a businessman were
battered to death by a gang of robbers who trailed them to their
apartment at a southeastern Kenyan beach resort, police said
Monday.
Police officer Stanley Lemai said there was a long struggle Sunday
night between the men and the robbers, who had overpowered the
security guard at the Diani beach resort.
"They were killed with crude weapons, like clubs and machetes.
Both of them were hit in the head,'' Lemai said. He said one man
died on the spot and the other shortly after he was taken to the
hospital. Police refused to identify the two men except to say one
was a resident German businessman and the other a German visitor.
Diani is about 5 kilometers (three miles) south of Mombasa port,
Kenya's tourist capital.
The deaths were not linked to the ethnic violence that has driven
many tourists from Kenya since a disputed Dec. 27 presidential
vote.
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German Tourist, Businessman
Beaten to Death in Kenya, AP Says
By Patrick Donahue
Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Two Germans, a tourist and a businessman,
were beaten to death in a southeastern beach town in Kenya by a
gang of thieves, the Associated Press said, citing Kenyan police.
The killings in the Diana resort followed a struggle in which the
thieves overpowered security guards at an apartment complex after
following the two men there, AP cited police officer Stanley Lemai
as saying.
Lemai said the German men were killed with ``crude'' weapons, such
as clubs and machetes, and had sustained head injuries, AP
reported. The businessman lived in Kenya, the newswire said.
Police declined to identify the Germans, AP said.
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Two Germans reported killed
in Kenya violence
Earthtimes
Author : DPA
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:03:04
Berlin - The German Foreign Ministry said Monday it was
investigating reports that two Germans have died in the wave of
post-election violence sweeping Kenya. A spokesman said the German
embassy in Nairobi was trying to verify reports that a Kenya-based
German businessman and a tourist were beaten to death by armed
robbers.
Germany's n-tv news channel quoted Kenyan police as saying the
pair was attacked at a holiday village 5 kilometres south of the
coastal city of Mombasa.
The German government has been advising its nationals to avoid
unnecessary travel to the east African nation, following ethnic
clashes triggered by the outcome of last month's disputed
presidential election.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga claims to vote that returned
President Mwai Kibaki to power was rigged.
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Two Germans killed in Kenya
The Times, South Africa
NAIROBI - Two German nationals have been killed and another
wounded by a gang of attackers south of the Kenya’s coastal town
of Mombasa, police said today.
The pair - one tourist and a resident - was attacked late
yesterday at a friend’s home in Diani area, about 50 kilometres
south of Mombasa, local police chief Stanley Lemai told AFP.
"A group of more than eight people was following them. A fight
ensued in the house and the attackers hacked them to death with
machetes," Lemai said.
He added that the tourist’s wife who was slightly wounded had been
taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. "We have arrested two
suspects and investigations are ongoing," Lemai said.
Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast, known for its beaches, fishing and
water sports, is a popular destination for European tourists and
attracts hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors a year.
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