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Mpeketoni near Lamu hit

Local residents told the BBC the gunmen hijacked a van and used it to attack various locations across Mpeketoni, which tourists travelling by road pass through before crossing to Lamu.

Our correspondent says there are five burnt out police vehicles in front of the police station, which was the first building to be attacked.

She says she can still smell burning rubber, while smoke is billowing out from one of the vehicles.

Timeline of Somali raids in Kenya

September 2011: UK national Judith Tebbutt kidnapped and her husband David killed in raid on Kiwayu island, north of Lamu. She was released six months later by a pirate gang

October 2011: Kenya sends troops into Somalia following Tebbutt's kidnapping and cross border raids by al Shabab; Al Shabab warns of revenge attacks

Since then, numerous attacks in Nairobi, Mombasa and north eastern region of Kenya, inhabited by knock off van cleef flower earrings ethnic Somalis

September 2013: At least 67 people killed after al Shabab militants take control of Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi

May 2014: UK issues travel advisory, warning of increased risk of terror attack in Nairobi and coastal areas UK tourists evacuated

June 2014: At least 48 people killed in raid on Mpeketoni

All those killed are believed to be locals. The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) says no foreigners were in the town at replica van cleef arpels earrings the time of the attack.

Witnesses said gunmen, who had their faces covered, threw explosives into the local police station before entering and stealing weapons.

Kenya has been on high alert recently following warnings that al Shabab was planning more attacks.

The US and UK have issued advisories to their nationals to keep away replica van cleef and arpels earrings from parts of the Kenyan coast.

Sunday's attack comes days after the UK government closed its consulate in the port city of Mombasa, citing heightened security threats.

Surveillance aircraftDistrict deputy commissioner Benson Maisori said hotels, restaurants, banks and government offices had also been torched, the AFP news agency reports.

"There were around 50 attackers, heavily armed in three vehicles, and they were flying the Shabab flag. They were shouting in Somali and shouting 'Allahu Akbar' [God is Great]," he said.

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