About twelve people, including children were killed when suspected Ethiopian cattle rustlers attacked two settlements in northern Kenya.
Kenyan Police said in a statement that the attackers killed five men and injured three others when rustling about five hundred cattle in the Manyatta Qoroso area of Marsabit County, which borders Ethiopia.
The statement said a day later, the rustlers attacked the nearby village of Kubi Ires Burale Fora, killing four adults and three children and stealing about one thousand goats.
According to the statement, Kenyan authorities were on the hunt for the attackers by ground and air. Although cattle rustling is common in Kenya, especially in the East African nation’s north, cross-border attacks are rare.
