At least 10 Kenyan police killed by a bomb near Somali border – police
By Njange Maina, October 13, 2019
Reuters
At least ten Kenyan police were killed when their vehicle struck a homemade bomb near the border with Somalia on Saturday, according to a police report seen by Reuters.
Police believe the device, for which no one immediately claimed responsibility, was planted by Islamist group Al Shabaab, the report said.
Police said in a separate statement that several officers had died, without specifying how many. According to the statement, the incident happened at around 1730 hours.
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