Gunmen in Kenya take control of 2 polling stations

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's deputy speaker of parliament says gunmen have attacked and taken control of two polling stations near the East African country's border with Somalia.

Farah Maalim said Monday that the attacks took place after nightfall. Gunshots and an explosion rang out in the city of Garissa as the gunmen stormed the two polling stations. It wasn't immediately clear if the attackers took any hostages. The gunmen were in control of election material.

Separate attacks on Kenya's coast killed 19 people early Monday. Throughout the rest of the country, millions of Kenyans waited in long lines and cast their ballots in peace. Monday's election was Kenya's first since violence after its December 2007 presidential election killed more than 1,000 people.

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Guinea: Attacks on 2 private radio stations

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — A journalists' association in Guinea says that two privately-owned radio stations have been attacked, as political tensions rise before Guinea's legislative elections on May 12.

The Union of Free Radio and Television of Guinea said Monday that the Renaissance FM station was attacked on Sunday and the Planet FM radio station was shot at on Friday when Faya Millimo, leader of the opposition Liberal Bloc, was being interviewed at the station.

Also, anti-riot used tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in Labe, about 450 kilometers (280 miles) northeast of the capital, Conakry, and in Mamou, about 333 kilometers (200 miles) northeast of the capital.

Two civilians and one police officer have been killed in a series of anti-government demonstrations that rocked the capital over the past two weeks.

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