Attacks on tourists are unusual in Kenya Associated Press
Armed men killed a British man and kidnapped his wife from a beach resort in northern Kenya near the East African nation’s border with lawless Somalia, a Nairobi-based diplomat said Sunday. Britain’s Foreign Office confirmed that two British citizens were attacked near Kenya’s border with Somalia and that one was killed, but declined to comment further. The diplomat said attackers broke into their accommodation overnight on Saturday at the Kiwayu Safari Village resort about 30 miles (about 50 kilometers) north of the island resort of Lamu. He declined to give further details. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the press. Kenyan police spokesman Eric Kiraithe declined to give details but said Kenyan police have launched a search and rescue operation. There was no answer from the resort, which consists of 18 luxury cottages spread along a private beach. It was unclear if the attackers came from neighboring Somalia, where pirates often prey on foreigners, or if they were Kenyans. Attacks on tourists are unusual in Kenya, which is popular for its safari vacations and pristine beaches.
