What the records say
- When
- 21 Apr 2009
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 29
- Coordinates
- 0.48° S, 37.13° E
- Description
- stonings and hackings of people in Kenya
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Mathira massacre
Stonings and hackings of people in Kenya
The Mathira massacre was a sequence of unanticipated stonings and hackings which occurred in Karatina, Nyeri District, Central Province in Kenya on 21 April 2009. At least twenty-nine people are known to have died and three others were injured after fighting was reported between residents of the town and alleged members of the illegal Mungiki sect, described as Kenya's version of tribal sects.
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- Wikidata: massacres and genocidesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Over 20 people die at a clash between the mungiki sect and local residents in Karatina (Main article: Mathira Massacre)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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