(File photo) An Orma tribesman is pictured at a Red Cross IDP camp in the Tana river Delta on September 12, 2012.Red Cross: Clashes between Pokomo and Orma tribes leave 32 dead Both sides have fought for years over grazing rights and water Attackers used various weapons, including guns and arrowsNairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Rival tribesmen armed with arrows and machetes clashed at dawn Friday, leaving 32 dead in renewed violence in southeastern Kenya, the Red Cross said.
At least 30 more were injured in the clashes between Pokomo and Orma tribes in Tana River district, the Kenya Red Cross said in a statement.Casualties included women and children, it said.Read more: Kenyan DJs fast to promote peaceDeputy police chief, Robert Kitur, said preliminary reports show the attack killed at least 28 people. The number of those injured is still unclear, he said.if (typeof cnnArticleGallery == "undefined") {var cnnArticleGallery = {};}var expGallery611=new ArticleExpandableGallery();
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