Kenyan coast separatists

The region around Mombasa, Kenya, along the Indian Ocean has been experiencing gun battles between police and a separatist group called the Mombasa Republican Council. 

On March 3, 12 people were killed in Changamwe and Kilifi. On March 27, during an attack on a casino in Malindi, a police officer was killed and his gun taken. During the fight, two attackers were killed. That evening, four other suspects were killed during an attack on the Malindi police station with gasoline bombs. On April 27 a gang attacked a police station in Mombasa at 1 a.m., injuring another officer while taking his gun. 

Most of the incidents have involved police stations and officers. There have been no reports of tourists being injured.