Muslims protect Christians on Kenyan bus during Islamist militia attack
December 23, 2015
Members of the Somali Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab attacked a bus in northeastern Kenya on December 21 and ordered the Muslim passengers to leave so that they could kill the Christians on board.
According to multiple media reports, the Muslim passengers, most of them women, refused to do so, with some handing the Christian women their hijabs and others attempting to hide Christians behind their luggage.
"They told them, ‘If you want to kill us, then kill us. There are no Christians here,’” one passenger recounted.
A Christian passenger who ran from the bus was shot. Believing that police were approaching, the Al-Shabaab militants left.
Kenya, a nation of 45 million, is 54% Protestant, 29% Catholic, and 11% Muslim.
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Further information:
- Muslims protect Christians from extremists in Kenya bus attack (The Washington Post)
- Kenyan Muslims shield Christians in Mandera bus attack (BBC)
- Muslims shield Christians when Al-Shabaab attacks bus in Kenya (CNN)
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