Photo Credit: Jenny Kellett / Wikimedia
Two female Israeli tourists were attacked in Kenya on Saturday while visiting the small coastal town of Watamu, north of Mombasa.
The attackers were armed with machetes.
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The two women were robbed and then slashed by the assailants while traveling to their hotel.
One lost a finger in the attack, the other sustained wounds as well. Both were rushed to a local hospital.
The Israeli Consulate in Kenya is maintaining close contact with the victims and with their families and has expedited visas to enable the families to join the victims.
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