1 killed, 5 wounded in al-Shabab attack along Kenya’s border region

At least one person was killed and five others including Kenya
Defense Forces (KDF) soldiers were wounded in Tuesday’s attack by
al-Shabab militants near the border with Somalia, the police said,
Trend reports citing
Xinhua.

Northeastern Regional Police Commander George Seda said the
militants targeted a convoy of vehicles the construction workers
used along the Lamu-Ijara-Garissa road.

“Two KDF soldiers and four civilians sustained serious injuries
and have been taken to hospital,” Seda said in a report on the
incident which took place at around 8:30 a.m.

The latest attack which marks the second such incident in a week
happened about seven km from a security camp in Garissa County as
the group headed to their work stations from a road construction
camp where they reside.