( CNN ) -- Bodies were strewn in the streets amid a backdrop of burned cars and charred buildings in the small Kenyan coastal town of Mpeketoni on Monday . This quaint town , nestled in the well-known tourist resort of Lamu Island on the Indian Ocean , has been the latest target for attackers thought to be members of the Al- Shabaab terrorist group . A World Cup viewing party turned into a bloodbath , eyewitnesses told CNN on Sunday . Armed men stormed the city center , shooting and hacking people to death before moving into a residential area , where they went from door to door , the witnesses said . Mpeketoni sits to the west of the Kenya-Somalia border , where the Kenyan army is fighting troops loyal to the al Qaeda-linked militant group . There were no claims of responsibility for the attacks , but the Kenyan Disaster Operation Centre blamed them on Al-Shabaab . The heavily armed gunmen , many in military uniforms , attacked hotels , a restaurant , gas station , bank , police station and a government office , according to the Kenyan Red Cross . Video from the scene shows burned-out vehicles and walls pockmarked by bullets . `` As of now , we have not been able to identify the real number of the casualties who might be in the other hotels which have already been burnt out , '' said Eric Mugo , deputy governor of Lamu . The Kenya Red Cross put the death toll from the incidents at 48 . Last month , at least 10 people were killed in two explosions in central Nairobi . As many as 76 people were wounded in the blasts at the Gikomba market and on a public minibus , the disaster agency said . Ambulances evacuated 43 injured males and 33 injured females , the Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre said . Two suspects were arrested in connection with the explosions , which were caused by grenades , Nairobi Police Commandant Benson Kibuye said . The Kenyan military crossed into Somalia in 2011 to battle Al-Shabaab , which it blamed for kidnapping tourists in the coastal region . In retaliation , the terrorist group has launched a spate of attacks , including targeting bustling bus stations with grenades . Last year , Al-Shabaab militants stormed the Westgate Mall in Nairobi and held shoppers for days . At least 67 people were killed . Residents of Mpeketoni are now left to piece together what remains of their small town . One body at a time , names are put to faces lost to the recent wave of brutal attacks . CNN 's Joyce Joseph and Lillian Leposo contributed to this report . Journalist Dihoff Mokotu reported from Mpeketoni , Kenya .
NEW : A World Cup viewing party turned into a bloodbath , eyewitnesses say . The Red Cross says the death toll is unknown . The Kenya National Disaster Management Centre blamed the attacks on Al - Qaeda . Explosions in Nairobi last month killed at least 10 people .