By Mark Tarallo
Dozens of extremists attacked a Kenyan coastal town for hours overnight on Sunday, killing at least 48 people and setting two hotels on fire, the Associated Press reported. Authorities blamed al-Shabab, Somalia's al Qaeda-linked terror group. The assault in Mpeketoni began Sunday night as residents watched World Cup matches on TV and lasted until early Monday, with little resistance put up by Kenya's security forces. Cars and buildings still smoldered at daybreak. Like the gunmen who attacked Nairobi's Westgate Mall last year, the Mpeketoni attackers gave life-or-death religious tests, a witness said, killing those who were not Muslim. "They came to our house at around 8 p.m. and asked us in Swahili whether we were Muslims. My husband told them we were Christians and they shot him in the head and chest," Anne Gathigi told the AP.
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