At least 10 policemen are killed in Kenya's Wajir County near Somali border in a suspected militant attack – officials
Somalia-based Al Shabab militant group often targets Kenyan security forces, vowing retribution after Kenya deployed troops to Somalia in 2011 to combat the militants.
At least 10 police officers were killed after their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device near the Somali border in a suspected militant attack, Kenyan officials said on Saturday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to share the information, said those killed in Wajir County were among 13 officers who were pursuing unidentified gunmen who had kidnapped police reservists.
Police spokesman Charles Owino told Reuters news agency that he was still awaiting precise casualty figures.Police on Friday said an unknown number of gunmen stormed Konton center in Wajir East and kidnapped three reservists.The Somalia-based Al Shabab militant group often targets Kenyan security forces, vowing retribution after Kenya deployed troops to Somalia in 2011 to combat the militants.
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