NAIROBI – 5 Kenyan cops have been significantly injured on Sunday in a roadblock in Mandera County alongside the Kenya-Somali border.
Rono Bunei, the northeastern regional commander who confirmed the assault, mentioned the victims have been escorting shuttle buses operating between Mandera and Nairobi.
Bunei mentioned two of the cops are in steady situation whereas three are in life-threatening conditions and have been rushed to the native hospital.
Bunei mentioned the most recent assault got here after the shuttle bus ran over an improvised explosive gadget planted on the street between Jabibar and Rhamu in Mandera.
He mentioned reinforcements had been despatched to the realm the place the assault occurred.
The East African nation shares a porous border with Somalia, and plenty of occasions the rebels have carried out cross-border assaults, the place additionally they abduct individuals for ransom.
