According to Reuters, the terrorists, thought to belong to the Somali-based Al Shabab militant group, killed two people and wounded four others in the attack in Mandera, in northeast Kenya, before ordering the Muslim passengers separate themselves from the Christians—but the Muslims on board refused to comply.

"We even gave some non-Muslims our religious attire to wear in the bus so that they would not be identified easily. We stuck together tightly," Abdi Mohamud Abdi, a Muslim who was among the passengers in Monday's incident, told Reuters.

"The militants threatened to shoot us but we still refused and protected our brothers and sisters. Finally they gave up and left but warned that they would be back," he said.

"The locals showed a sense of patriotism and belonging to each other," said Roba, the county governor, explaining that the passengers insisted that al-Shabab either "kill them together or leave them alone."

Interior Minister Joseph Nkaisser also confirmed the account, telling the Agence France-Presse, "Militants told passengers to get off the bus... demanding that Muslims separate from Christians, but they..."

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