Fighting in Village Leaves at Least 71 Dead
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A raid by hundreds of Ethiopian bandits on a remote village in northern Kenya, and reprisals by tribesmen and Kenyan security forces, left at least 71 people dead, including more than two dozen children, police said.
Armed with guns and spears, the bandits attacked Turbi, about 350 miles northeast of Nairobi, on Tuesday, killing 45 civilians. Twenty-six of the bandits were later killed.
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