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Gunmen attacked the place where Silvia Romano was staying on Tuesday
Silvia Romano was taken by gunmen from a small rural hotel in Kilifi County in the south-east of the country.
Five people, including three children, were wounded in the attack and taken to hospital.
Police said that they were "doing all they can to rescue" Ms Romano and arrest the kidnappers.
It is not known whether the men who kidnapped the 23-year-old volunteer are members of a local gang aiming to get a ransom or are linked to the Islamist militant group al-Shabab.
The police have posted pictures of the three suspects on Twitter, describing them as "armed and dangerous".
Twenty people have so far been arrested in connection with the kidnapping, AFP news agency reports, quoting police chief Joseph Boinett. (BBC)
