Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Kenyan police clash with al-Shabab in Garissa County



Kenyan police clash with al-Shabab in Garissa County

  • 26 May 2015
  • From the section Africa
Al-Shabab has been intensifying attacks in Kenya
Kenyan police have been involved in a fierce gun battle with militant Islamists in north-eastern Garissa County, leaving one officer wounded, a government spokesman has told the BBC.
The al-Shabab militants had ambushed the police near Yumbis town in Garissa County, Mwenda Njoka added.
He dismissed as propaganda al-Shabab's claim that at least 20 policemen were killed in the attack.
Al-Shabab is a Somalia-based group which has stepped up attacks in Kenya.
In April, it carried out a siege on Garissa University College and 148 people were killed.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32881323

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