Gunmen abduct Italian aid worker in Kenya

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A group of unidentified gunmen have abducted an Italian woman working for an aid organisation in south-east Kenya, police say.

The men, reportedly armed with rifles, "fired indiscriminately" before taking the 23-year-old volunteer from an area in Kilifi County.

A number of people were also reportedly wounded and were taken to hospital.

The reason for the attack and the identity of the attackers has not yet been established, police said.