Australian aid volunteers in Kenya sent home in response to terrorist attacks

From Aid | The Guardian Fri Jul 25 2014, 02:23:20

At least 39 Australians working on aid projects told to leave due to ongoing attacks by militant Islamic group al-Shabaab

Australian volunteers in Kenya are being sent home as western embassies cut staff numbers due to ongoing terror attacks by the militant Islamic group al-Shabaab.

At least 39 Australians working on aid projects in the east African country were told on 17 July they were to leave the capital, Nairobi, and the Kenyan coast by 17 August. Some staff may be deployed to safer regions in Kenya while others will return to Australia or be redeployed to neighbouring countries.

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