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Gays flee as irate residents storm group's seminar
24 Feb 2012 at 13:23hrs | Views
A mob on Thursday stormed the venue of a meeting of homosexuals in Kenyan Coast region, scattering the delegates.
About 30 participants scampered from their meeting venue through the back when about 100 youth led by religious leaders and village elders forced their into the venue.
Five Coast gay leaders, however, were not so lucky as the youths blocked the escape route and seized them.
They were held captive in the building for three hours as residents bayed for their blood.
The five were saved by police boss Abagarro Guyo and district officer Moses Ouma who ordered the seminar closed.
The five were bundled into a private car and whisked away under tight security.
A Kenyan Sheikh, Sheikh Amir Zani of the Muzadhalfa mosque described the seminar as illegal, ungodly and unacceptable. He threatened to mobilise the community to cane the gays if they organised such a meeting again.
"The government should stop this or we will act as a community," Sheikh Zani declared.
About 30 participants scampered from their meeting venue through the back when about 100 youth led by religious leaders and village elders forced their into the venue.
Five Coast gay leaders, however, were not so lucky as the youths blocked the escape route and seized them.
They were held captive in the building for three hours as residents bayed for their blood.
The five were bundled into a private car and whisked away under tight security.
A Kenyan Sheikh, Sheikh Amir Zani of the Muzadhalfa mosque described the seminar as illegal, ungodly and unacceptable. He threatened to mobilise the community to cane the gays if they organised such a meeting again.
"The government should stop this or we will act as a community," Sheikh Zani declared.
Source - africanreview
