MOMBASA: Police said they detained two men on Wednesday linked to attacks along Kenya’s coast that killed amount 65 people and fueled a political row over security.

Militants from neighboring Somalia claimed responsibility for the attacks and execution-style killings — but Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has dismissed their account, saying the assaults were the work of domestic rivals.

Gunmen raided the town of Mpeketoni overnight Sunday to Monday, killing 49 people, some of them gathered to watch World Cup soccer matches on television. They then attacked a nearby village 24 hours later.

Survivors said they were held at gunpoint and told to prove they were Muslims.