cnn's david mckenzie on what happened next. >> reporter: their aim is to cause terror and division, but al-shabaab gunmen here in kenya came up against an extraordinary show of defiance and unity. >> one group was there, the other group. they moved to the road to stop us. they tell us to get those who are muslims to come out, go back to class, go back to the bus. >> reporter: a emergency on the bus told ynn there were 12 -- a man on the bus told cnn there were 12 christians on board. a gunman wanted to identify them and execute them. he said muslim passengers helped hide some of them on the bus and they gave the christian woman headscarves before the gunmen made them line up on the road. they stood strong before the gunmen telling them 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. we are one country. we are one people. >> reporter: tragically a man who fled the scene and a passer- by were killed by the gunmen, but the death toll could have been much higher and kenyans are praising the ac

c - n - n's david mckenzie 3 --reporter pkg-as follows-- (david mckenzie, cnn correspondent) "their aim is to cause terror and division, but al-shabaab gunmen in kenya came up against a extraordinary show of defiance and unity."on monday, more than a hundred passengers were crammed on this bus traveling to mandera on the chronically insecure border with somalia. when bullets ripped through the side of the bus in an ambush.(bus attack survivor) "there were about ninetwo groupsthey told us that, those who are muslims, to come out go back to the bus."a man on that bus told cnn that there were 12 christians on the busthe gunmen wanted to identify them and execute them.he says muslim passengers helped hide some on the busand they gave the women christians head-scarves...befor e the gunmen made them line up on the road.they stood strong, said the witnesstelling the terrorists quote 'if you want to kill us, then kill us. here,"al-shabaab then fled. (joseph nkaissery, kenyan interior cabinet secretary) "we are all kenyans, we are not separated by religion, everybody can profess their own religi

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cnn international correspondent david mckenzie explains how passengers survived. >> reporter: aim tosion. but al shabaab gunmen here in kenya came up against an extraordinary show of defiance and unity. on monday, more than 100 passengers crammed on this bus, traveling on the chronically insecurity border with somalia. bullets ripped through the side of the bus in an ambush. >> two groups. i immediately see to stop us and told us to get those who are muslims to come out, go back -- don't go back to the bus. >> reporter: they told cnn 12 christians on board. the gunmen wanted to identify them and execute them. he says muslim passengers helped hide some of them on the bus, 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: civili

they put their life on the line david mckenzie joins us live. david, their actions, their showing of solidarity with the christians which is a sole division amongst religious groups there. >> that's right. good morning. >> that statement putting their lives on the line couldn't be true. these christians rarely face the death when el shabab, an al qaeda-linked group had scores of gunmen ready to ambush them, here's one survivor. >> certainly another survivor we spoke to said it was the quick actions of mostly women on board him they took hijab head scarfs and gave them to christian women piled under luggage packed with more than 100 people. who buses have been consolidated into one. a bus had broken down the gunmen were told, you kill us, you kill us all. certainly it's been praised in kenya and around the world as an awe inspiring example of selfless bravery. >> a very inspiring moment. thank you. >> all right. 67 minutes past the hour. let's get an early start on your money. can stocks make a turn around by the end of the year? well, stock futur

david mckenzie reports now from nairobi. >> reporter: their aim is to cause terror and division shs butan monday 100 passengers were crammed on this bus traveling on the chronically insecure border with somalia. bullets ripped through the side of the bus in an ambush. >> i looked up to see people running to the road. they tell us to get to come out and go back to bus. >> reporter: a man on the bus told cnn there were 12 christians on board. the gunman wanted to identify them and execute them. he says muslim passengers helped hide some of them on the bus and gave the christian woman head scarves before the gunmen made them line up on the road. they stood strong telling the gunmen, quote, if you want to kill us, then kill us. there are no christians here. al shabaab then fled. >> we are kenyans. we are not separated by religion. everybody can profess. we are one people. that was a very good message. >> reporter: civilians suffered through count leless attacks ine border regions of kenya. earlier this year al shabaab attacked a university killing 147 innocent students. again, they singled

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david mckenzie live in joy johannesburg with more. this story is real. what happened?porter: it's very real. good morning. and it's quite extraordinary. we spoke to a survivor who was on the bus, described it in great detail how these kenyan muslims stood up to an al qaeda-linked group. on monday more than 100 passengers were crammed on this bus traveling on the insecure border. bullets ripped through the side of the bus in an ambush. >> there were two group, one group -- so i immediately see people running. they told us those of white house are muslims to come out. go back. >> reporter: a man on the bus told cnn there were 12 christians on board. the gunmen wanted to identify them and execute them. he says muslim passengers helped hide some of them on the bus. and they gave the christian woman head scarves before the gunmen made them line up on the road. they stood strong said the witness, telling the gun men, quote, if you want to kill us, then kill us. there are no christians here. al shabaab then fled. >> we are kenyans. we are not separated by religion. everybody