Armed men killed a British man and kidnapped his wife from a beach resort in northern Kenya near the border with lawless Somalia, AP cited officials in the East African nation as saying Sunday. Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere said Sunday that the couple arrived at the resort Saturday after visiting Kenya's Masai Mara reserve. He said they were the resort's only guests. Other sources said they were staying at the Kiwayu Safari Village resort about 30 miles (about 50 kilometers) north of the island resort of Lamu. Iteere said the attackers took the woman away by boat. He did not say where the attackers may have been from. A Kenyan security official said a policeman arrived at the scene and saw six men carrying away the woman. He didn't shoot out of fear she could be hurt. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as he said he wasn't authorized to speak to journalists. Britain's Foreign Office confirmed the attack in a statement and said they are working closely with Kenyan officials. "We have deployed a consular team from our High Commission in Nairobi and are offering all possible support to the family of those involved," the statement read. "Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time. We are working to secure the safe and swift release of the British national who has been kidnapped and ask those involved to show compassion and release the individual immediately." There was no answer from the resort, which consists of 18 luxury cottages spread along a private beach. Kenya is popular for its safari vacations and pristine beaches.
