A gang of men armed with guns kidnapped an Italian NGO worker and wounded five in an attack on a trading centre in southwest Kenya on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old was abducted in the trading centre in the coastal region of Kilifi by men armed with AK-47 rifles.
"The Gang … abducted an Italian lady aged 23 years who is a volunteer of Africa Milele Onlus, an NGO operating in the area," the National Police Service said on Twitter.
The National Police Service wishes to inform the public that last evening at about 8pm, a gang of men armed with AK 47 rifles attacked Chakama Trading centre in Chakama, Makongeni sub location in Kilifi county, about 80 kilometres west of Malindi town. 1/6
— National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) November 21, 2018
Five people between the ages of 10 and 23 were shot and one person is in a serious condition, the police said.
The wounded were taken to hospital and police are pursuing the attackers.
