Overnight attack on Kenyan coastal town
Wreckages of burnt cars are seen along the main road to Lamu from Mpeketoni after unidentified gunmen attacked the coastal Kenyan town of Mpeketoni, June 16, 2014.
Somali-linked Islamists have killed at least 50 people in a Kenyan coastal town, executing men in front of their families and killing others who had gathered to watch World Cup soccer on television.
All photos taken on June 16, 2014.
Mpeketoni, Kenya
Residents of Kibaoni in Mpeketoni gather behind destroyed structures after unidentified gunmen attacked the coastal Kenyan town.
Mpeketoni, Kenya
Slain bodies of people killed when gunmen attacked the coastal Kenyan town of Mpeketoni are seen covered at the mortuary in Mpeketoni, June 16, 2014.
Mpeketoni, Kenya
Wreckages of burnt cars are seen outside the Mpeketoni police station.
Mpeketoni, Kenya
Residents of Mpeketoni view the damage left behind at the Equity bank.
Mpeketoni, Kenya
Residents peer into a building bombed by unidentified gunmen.
Mpeketoni, Kenya
A resident stands near structures destroyed by unidentified gunmen.
Mpeketoni, Kenya
Residents of Kibaoni in Mpeketoni gather at the shopping centre after unidentified gunmen attacked the coastal Kenyan town.
Mpeketoni, Kenya
A boy peers into a burnt car at Kibaoni in Mpeketoni after unidentified gunmen attacked.
Mpeketoni, Kenya
A resident of Kibaoni in Mpeketoni takes a photograph of the burnt-down Breeze View Hotel.
Mpeketoni, Kenya
A mortuary worker and a volunteer discuss near bodies of people who were killed when gunmen attacked.
Mpeketoni, Kenya
Residents of Kibaoni look at the ruins of the burnt down Breeze View Hotel after unidentified gunmen attacked the coastal Kenyan town.
Mpeketoni, Kenya
A policeman wearing a mask stands guard outside the mortuary containing slain bodies of the people killed.
Mpeketoni, Kenya
Residents gather to identify their relatives outside the mortuary containing slain bodies of the people killed.
Mpeketoni, Kenya
Policemen stand guard near a public gathering to identify slain bodies.
Mpeketoni, Kenya
Wreckages of burnt cars are seen outside the Mpeketoni police station after unidentified gunmen attacked the coastal Kenyan town of Mpeketoni.