A former envoy's son was among four people seriously injured on Thursday night at a mosque after two groups of faithful clashed over the annual Maulidi festival.
Mr Amir Hemed, son of former Kenyan envoy to Saudi Arabia Said Hemed, was among dozens of Muslims who had gathered at Mombasa's Mlango wa Papa mosque to mark the annual event when a group opposed to the festival stormed the mosque, demanding its cancellation.
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