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7 killed in Kenya high school shooting during raid

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AP Nairobi
A Kenya police official says seven people, including six students, have been shot dead when herdsmen from neighbouring South Sudan raided a high school.

Regional criminal investigations chief Gideon Kibunja said today's dawn attack occurred at Lokichogio Mixed Secondary School near the countries' border.

Kibunja says a key suspect is a senior at the school who was suspended last week after he was found fighting and had vowed to take revenge.

The incident comes a month after a high school girl was charged with murdering nine of her colleagues in a fire at a Nairobi boarding school.

Kenya's border areas are littered with firearms from neighboring countries that have experienced war.

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First Published: Oct 14 2017 | 3:48 PM IST

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