{{A Russian tourist was shot and killed while touring a historical site in Kenya\u2019s port city of Mombasa on Sunday, police said.}}<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is unfortunate the lady who was shot has succumbed to injuries,\u201d Mombasa\u2019s deputy divisional police chief Tom Okoth said, confirming the woman\u2019s nationality as Russian.<\/p>\n
According to police, the tourist was touring Fort Jesus \u2013 a 16th century Portuguese-built fort and a UNESCO World Heritage Site \u2013 with two other people when three gunmen opened fire and grabbed a bag containing cameras, phones and other personal belongings.<\/p>\n
Okoth said police were searching for the attackers and an investigation had been launched.<\/p>\n
Mombasa has been the scene of worsening unrest in recent months with a string of shootings and bombings blamed on Somalia\u2019s Shabaab rebels or local supporters.<\/p>\n
The shooting occurred after at least 18 people were killed in overnight attacks more than 300 kilometres (190 miles) up the coast in the Lamu region. The Shabaab claimed those killings.<\/p>\n
Last month the Shabaab, which has carried out a number of attacks on Kenyan soil in retaliation for Kenya\u2019s military intervention in Somalia, warned foreign tourists to stay out of Kenya.<\/p>\n
\u201cKenya is now officially a war zone and as such any tourists visiting the country do so at their own peril,\u201d the group said in a statement less than three weeks ago.<\/p>\n
Kenya also suffers from high levels of violent crime and robberies.<\/p>\n
In May several countries stepped up their warnings to travellers, with Britain, France, Australia and the United States telling their citizens to avoid all but essential travel to Mombasa.<\/p>\n
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