Muslims Refuse to Be Separated From Christians During Terror Attack on Bus in Kenya: Reports

Armed al-shabab fighters on pickup trucks prepare to travel into the city, just outside Mogadishu, in Somalia, in this file photo. The terror group is increasingly crossing into Kenya. AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File

A group of Muslim passengers on a bus in Mandera, Kenya are being praised for refusing to be divided from Christian passengers.

Two people still died but it’s believed many more lives were spared because of the action.

The group told the militants “to kill them together or leave them alone”, a local governor told the Nation.

“They refused to separate from non Muslims and told the attackers to kill all passengers or leave. That is why some locals were injured trying to protect non Muslim passengers,” said Governor Ali Roba.

“They were trying to identify who were Christians and who were not. They told the non-Christians to return to vehicle,” added Deputy County Commissioner Julius Otieno of the attack.

In this July 7, 2015 file photo, doctors and medical staff help a man injured in an attack in Kenya by al-Shabab militants. AP Photo/ Khalil Senosi

 

Two people were left dead, one of whom tried to flee after the passengers were forced off of the bus, while three people were injured. The other person who died was reportedly a traffic police officer killed before or after the situation.