Eleven killed in Kenyan cattle rustling

Eleven people were shot dead and another seven seriously wounded when cattle rustlers attacked a village in north-western Kenya.

The dead and injured are from the cattle-herding Turkana people who live in the area.

A police spokesman told the BBC that security has been tightened in the area to stop the Turkanas from launching a retaliatory attack against Pokot tribesmen who they suspect to be behind the raid.

Correspondents say the two communities have a long history of engaging in tit-for-tat cattle raids that have become increasingly bloody in recent years.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service