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 Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 12:15 pm Post subject: A French woman has been kidnapped by an armed gang on Kenya' |
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A French woman has been kidnapped by an armed gang on Kenya's northern resort island of Manda, officials say.
The woman - who is said to be disabled - was attacked at a rented thatched bungalow at Ras Kitau.
Witnesses said they heard shots being fired before the woman was taken away in a motorboat.
Two coastguard ships later surrounded the boat carrying the attackers and the hostage near the Somali border, Kenya's tourism minister said.
Najib Balala added that the attackers were firing into the air - apparently to try to scare off the vessels.
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Analysis
Will Ross
East Africa correspondent
This was a far more audacious raid than the one against David and Judith Tebbutt at Kiwayu. Ras Kitau is just opposite Lamu Island's popular Shela beach so this attack goes right to the heart of Lamu's tourism industry.
This time the gunshots were heard in Shela village and will have scared tourists and hotel owners alike. On an island where almost all job opportunities are related to tourism this is very bad news.
One hotel owner told me Somali gangs in boats had been seen at least twice in the last ten days close to Kiwayu. He has closed the resort.
Whatever the outcome of this latest kidnapping, there is now a desperate need for the Kenyan government to launch a major security operation and stop the gangs from getting anywhere near these resorts. It will not be easy but it has to be done in order to make the tourists feel safe, save jobs and keep the foreign exchange coming in
A police helicopter is also taking part in the rescue operation.
The kidnap comes three weeks after a British couple were attacked further north, in Kiwayu.
Gunmen shot dead husband David Tebbutt and kidnapped his wife Judith. She was taken across the border to Somalia.
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