30-man machete gang hits Bamburi in revenge attack

At least eight people were injured after machete-wielding men attacked a coastal area of Kenya in what is believed to be a turf war between rival gangs.

Witnesses in Bamburi district say the group, made up of at least 30 young men armed with machetes, knives and other crude weapons, began slashing at anyone in sight.

Many of their victims bore deep machete cuts on their heads, stomachs, hands, necks, legs and backs.

The injured were rushed to a local clinic before being transferred to coast general hospital in the city of Mombasa for further treatment.

Local police commander, Julius Kiragu, said officers were on the ground and had managed to control the situation.