Eight people killed in Kenya's northeast in suspected al Shabaab attack
Police said the attackers targeted a security escort protecting road workers, killing engineers and reservists as forces pursued the gunmen.
- On Tuesday, suspected al Shabaab gunmen killed eight people in Mandera County, targeting a security vehicle escorting construction workers along the Mandera-Arabia-Lafey Road. Victims included two Kenya Police Reservists, five construction workers, and a driver.
- Regional official John Odhiambo Otieno said the armed assailants were believed to have crossed the nearby border from Somalia. Al Shabaab frequently carries out cross-border attacks to pressure Kenya into withdrawing peacekeeping troops from the region.
- Gunmen opened fire on the escort vehicle at Koromey near Hagarsu, police reported. The driver initially sustained critical gunshot injuries and succumbed to his wounds while being rushed to the Mandera County Teaching and Referral Hospital .
- Security forces are pursuing the attackers amid heightened regional vigilance. This follows a separate November 7 incident where militants simultaneously attacked the Hulugho Police Station and the Gesreb SOG Camp in Hulugho Sub-County.
- Forces stationed at the Damasa Forward Operating Base recently repulsed an attempted attack by six suspected militants. Security agencies have since intensified surveillance around the camp, with officials reporting the area remains calm.
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Eight people killed in Kenya's northeast in suspected al Shabaab attack
Eight people – two police reservists, five construction workers and a driver – were killed in northeast Kenya on Tuesday in an attack by suspected al Shabaab militants near the Somali border, police and a senior regional official said.
Seven killed in suspected Al-Shabaab attack in Mandera
Two National Police Reservists (NPRs) and five civilian construction workers have been killed after armed men ambushed a team overseeing the construction of the Arabiya-Lafey Road in Mandera County. The attack occurred on Tuesday at around 7AM in the Hagarso area, where the team was supervising the ongoing road construction works. Confirming the incident, Mandera […]
At least eight people, including two police officers, were killed today in Kenya by armed men who ambushed a security vehicle in the north-east of the country, according to local authorities.
Gunmen kill eight in ambush in northeastern Kenya: police
Gunmen ambushed a security vehicle in northeastern Kenya on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, including two police reservists, police said. The “armed militia” opened fire on the vehicle escorting construction workers along the Arabia Road corridor near the Kenya-Somalia border at around 7:00 am (0400 GMT), a police commander told AFP. Mandera County, which...
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