The extremists reportedly separated the Muslims from the 28
victims by forcing them to read versus from the Koran. Those that failed were
shot in the head at point-blank range.
The death toll - which included 19 men and nine women - was
confirmed by Kenya's Red Cross, which said it was attempting to retrieve the
victims' bodies from the scene.
Some 60 passengers were on board the bus when it was seized by
the gunmen. Gunmen waved down the bus
before spraying it with bullets when it did not stop. They then shot a
rocket-propelled grenade at the vehicle, before commandeering the bus off the
road .
They ordered the passengers to get off the vehicle before
separating the travellers into Muslims and non-Muslims. The militants then
ordered the non-Muslims to reboard the bus. But when the bus got stuck in the
mud, the group of ten militants trooped the prisoners outside before carrying
out the executions. They then fled to Somalia.
Some of the dead were public servants who were heading to
Nairobi for the Christmas holiday. Police Inspector General David Kimaiyo told
reporters that 19 men and nine women were killed.
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