Jima, Kenya Explained

Jima is a village in the Pandaguo area of Lamu County, Kenya.[1] It is approximately 2 kilometers from Pandanguo.[2]

History

On July 8, 2017, approximately 15 al-Shabaab terrorists from Somalia beheaded nine male civilians in the village, according to Kenyan government official James Ole Serian.[1]

References

3.4°N 64°W

Notes and References

  1. News: Nine Kenyans beheaded by Somali al-Shabaab terrorists . . . July 8, 2017.
  2. News: . Jima Village is about two kilometres from Pandanguo where al-Shabaab militants attacked a police station and killed three officers on Wednesday morning. . Nine dead after al Shabaab massacre in Lamu's Jima, Poromoko villages . Ceti . Paraxides . July 8, 2017 . July 10, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170710164827/http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/07/08/video-nine-dead-after-al-shabaab-massacre-in-lamus-jima-poromoko_c1593244.

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