Scores of Kenyan troops have gone on the rampage, beating residents of the eastern town of Garissa, after three soldiers were shot dead by unknown gunmen.A reporter in Garissa, near the Somali border, has told the BBC that the soldiers ordered people to evacuate a mosque before assaulting them.
The three soldiers were part of the African Union mission in Somalia.
They were killed as they were fixing a puncture on their truck, the army says.
Defence forces spokesman Cyrus Oguna said the gunmen escaped into the crowds of local residents who had gathered after the shooting.
The reporter, who is not being named for his own safety, says Garissa's main market has been set on fire.
There have been several attacks on Kenyan security personnel in Garissa, which have been blamed on the Somali militant group al-Shabab.
Garissa is mainly populated by ethnic Somali Kenyans.
- BBC
