and they gave the christian women head scarves before the gunmen made them line up on the road. they stood strong, said the witness, telling the gunmen, quote, if you want to kill us, then kill us. there are no christians here. al shabaab then fled. >> we are all kenyans. we are not separated by religion. everybody can profess but we are one country, we are one people. that is a very good message. >> reporter: civilians suffered through countless al shabaab attacks in yen ka. earlier this year, al shabaab attacked a university killing 147 snunts. again, they singled out christians. more than 20 killed in a shocking bus ambush last year. tragically a man who fled the scene and passerby killed by the gunmen but the death toll could have been that much higher. kenyans are praising acts of