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Kenyan poll marred by fatal machete attacks

At least 15 people were killed in attacks by machete-wielding gangs as Kenyans voted in a presidential election.

TENSION: Masai wait to cast ballot papers as Kenya went to the polls with pockets of violence leaving security forces on edge.
TENSION: Masai wait to cast ballot papers as Kenya went to the polls with pockets of violence leaving security forces on edge.

Just hours before the start of voting and with long queues across the east African country, at least nine security officers in Kenya's restive coastal region were hacked to death, and six attackers were also killed.

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