Al-Shabab kills five Kenyan security personnel in ambush
- The ambush is part of a rapid surge in cross-border attacks along Kenya’s northern frontier.
- Five Kenyan security personnel have been killed while on patrol near the Somalia border in Mandera county by the armed group al-Shabab.
- Kenyan police said on Wednesday that the Tuesday attack occurred just before a bomb destroyed a vehicle sent to reinforce the targeted patrol.
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- The ambush is part of a rapid surge in cross-border attacks along Kenya’s northern frontier.
- Five Kenyan security personnel have been killed while on patrol near the Somalia border in Mandera county by the armed group al-Shabab.
- Kenyan police said on Wednesday that the Tuesday attack occurred just before a bomb destroyed a vehicle sent to reinforce the targeted patrol.
Sources: Al Jazeera