British man killed, wife kidnapped in Kenya

2011-09-12 04:21:19 GMT+7 (ICT)

NAIROBI (BNO NEWS) -- A British tourist was shot dead and his wife kidnapped from a Kenyan resort, the British Foreign Office said on Sunday.

The married couple were attacked overnight at a beach resort north of Lamu, near the Kenya-Somalia border, a Foreign Office spokesperson said in a statement. According to the BBC, Kenyan officials said a policeman saw six men taking away a woman in a boat.

A BBC reporter said that, since the tourist resort is near Somalia, Somali pirates could be involved. Meanwhile, a source said Islamist group al-Shabab could also be involved.

The Foreign Office said it is working with Kenyan authorities to establish further details about the attack. It also said it had sent a consular team from the High Commission in Nairobi to the area.

"We are working to secure the safe and swift release of the British National who has been kidnapped and ask those involved to show compassion and release the individual immediately," the office stated.

It continued to advice against all but essential travel to within 30 kilometers (18 miles) of Kenya's border with Somalia. It added that there have been previous attacks by Somali militia into Kenya. In July 2009, three aid workers were kidnapped, and two Western nuns in November 2008.

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Why on earth to people travel to war torn places like this and afganistan as tourists? Tragic story but please people show just a little common sense.

I cannot understand, on one hand u see that the UN and other AID Agencies are requesting for govts, organisations, companies and individuals to donate funds to help eradicate poverty and famines in Somalia and yet these Islamic Somalians cause problems everywhere from being pirates on the seas to terrorists elsewhere. I say simply drop a nuclear bomb on that country and solve everyones problems including the Somalians.

I cannot understand, on one hand u see that the UN and other AID Agencies are requesting for govts, organisations, companies and individuals to donate funds to help eradicate poverty and famines in Somalia and yet these Islamic Somalians cause problems everywhere from being pirates on the seas to terrorists elsewhere. I say simply drop a nuclear bomb on that country and solve everyones problems including the Somalians.

oh my..

Why on earth to people travel to war torn places like this and afganistan as tourists? Tragic story but please people show just a little common sense.

Kenya - war torn?. They were staying at a 280 GBP a night resort with very high levels of security.

Clearly not high enough.

RIP - Brit.

kenyan resort = oxymoron.

The Australian media are saying that the couple were Irish or was there two similar incidents.