Muslims shield Christians in Mandera bus terrorist attack
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A group of Kenyan Muslims travelling on a bus ambushed by Islamist gunmen protected Christian passengers by refusing to be split into groups - eyewitnesses.
They told the militants "to kill them together or leave them alone", a local governor told Kenyan media.
At least two people were killed in the attack, near the north-eastern village of El Wak on the Somali border.
Somali based al-Shabab group says it carried out the attack. The group often carries out attacks in Kenya's north-east.
The bus was travelling from the capital Nairobi to the town of Mandera.
"The locals showed a sense of patriotism and belonging to each other," said Mandera governor Ali Roba (Daily Nation)
The militants decided to leave after the passengers' show of unity, he added.
