Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 15 people in an overnight raid on a Kenyan coastal area. The attack comes just 24 hours after a separate raid in a nearby town left 53 dead. The bodies of 15 people were discovered among the remains of torched houses in Majembeni and neighbouring Poromoko, which are on the Kenyan coast between Mombasa and the Somali border. Scroll down for video Brutal: Kenyan residents at the scene of one of the bodies of those killed in nearby Mpeketoni on Sunday. Police believe the Poromoko attack was carried out by the same group of Islamist militants
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Suspected Islamist gunmen killed 15 people in Majembeni overnight
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Their bodies were discovered among the burnt out remains of houses
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Al-Shabaab have claimed responsibility, but say they actually murdered 20
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However Kenya's president has blamed the massacre on local politicians
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Says attacks were 'ethnic violence' inspired by domestic political leaders
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Police and locals continue to search the village for undiscovered victims
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Attack comes just hours after 53 people were killed in nearby Mpeketoni
Police are continuing to search Majembeni and @placeholder for bodies and the death toll is expected to rise over the coming hours.