Al-Shabab militants have killed 36 non-Muslim quarry workers in the Kenyan town of Mandera.<br /><br /> Residents of the area close to the Somali border say the assailants separated Muslims from non-Muslims before carrying out the killings. <br /><br /> The latest carnage comes after 28 people were shot dead on a bus in the same area last week.<br /><br /> Again non-Muslims were the targets. <br /><br /> The quarry killings took place after midnight local time while the labourers were sleeping in tents close to their place of work. <br /><br /> Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for attacks in response to Kenyan military action in Somalia.<br /><br /> The deaths have caused outrage across the country and the government is coming under fire for its failure to protect its citizens.<br /><br /> Many Christians living in Mandera have already fled the violence.
