Kenya hunt for kidnapped UK widow after husband killed

Police in Kenya are hunting a gang who killed a British man and kidnapped his wife at a resort in the country. The couple were staying at the luxury Kiwayu Safari Village, north of Lamu Island, when the armed men attacked, according to the BBC. Kenyan police said the motive was unknown, but they were treating it as a "bandit attack". The Foreign Office, which has not yet named the couple, called for the release of the woman, who is said to have been taken away by speedboat. A spokesman said "We have deployed a consular team from our High Commission in Nairobi and are offering all possible support to the family of those involved. "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."