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Kenyan policeman beheaded
(AFP, September 16, 2007)

Nairobi, Kenya - A Kenyan policeman has been beheaded in the country's central region by members of the notorious Mungiki sect, police said on Sunday.

The 40-year-old officer was decapitated on Saturday in Gatundu, about 40km north-east of the capital, local police commander Hassan Abdi told reporters.

"We were informed about the incident by villagers who spotted the body at around 8am. We then went there and took the body to the mortuary," he added.

Once a religious group of dreadlocked youths who embraced traditional rituals, authorities say the Mungiki sect has morphed into a ruthless gang blamed for criminal activities including extortion and murder.

Since March, the sect has been blamed for murdering at least 42 people, with 14 beheaded, mainly in Nairobi slums and central Kenya.

Police responded with a heavy-handed crackdown, killing scores of Mungiki adherents.

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Eastern Africa Kenya Nigeria Northern Africa South Africa Southern Africa Western Africa	Africa - Mungiki Kenyan policeman beheaded (AFP, September 16, 2007) Nairobi, Kenya - A Kenyan policeman has been beheaded in the country's central region by members of the notorious Mungiki sect, police said on Sunday. The 40-year-old officer was decapitated on Saturday in Gatundu, about 40km north-east of the capital, local police commander Hassan Abdi told reporters. "We were informed about the incident by villagers who spotted the body at around 8am. We then went there and took the body to the mortuary," he added. Once a religious group of dreadlocked youths who embraced traditional rituals, authorities say the Mungiki sect has morphed into a ruthless gang blamed for criminal activities including extortion and murder. Since March, the sect has been blamed for murdering at least 42 people, with 14 beheaded, mainly in Nairobi slums and central Kenya. Police responded with a heavy-handed crackdown, killing scores of Mungiki adherents.	Search 10 Commandments Bahai Buddhism Christianity Church/State Falun Gong Gatekeepers Gov. Reports Hari Krishna Hinduism Internet Related Islam Judaism Legislation Miscellaneous Mungiki Native Religions Occult Other NRMs Raelians Rastafarians Religion/Science Scientology Sectarian Violence The Family Int'l Unification Church
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