Al-Shabaab extremists from neighboring Somalia beheaded nine civilians in an attack on a village in Kenya’s southeast, officials said, reported the Associated Press. 

The attack occurred in Jima village in Lamu County.

It took place in the Pandaguo area, where al-Shabaab fighters engaged security agencies. 

A police report said about 15 al-Shabaab fighters attacked the aforementioned village and seized men, killing them with knives.