Suspected al-Shabaab militants ambushed on Monday, June 20, a police vehicle killing five police officers.
The police vehicle and the bodies of the police officers were completely burnt after the deadly ambush by the terror group.
The attack occurred at village of Dabacity, ElWak in Mandera county.
Al-Shabaab has used the porous border between Kenya and Somalia to infiltrate the country and carry out random attacks on civilian and government facilities.
The government in March, 2016, had given a security alert of areas in Kenya that could be prone to al-Shabaab attacks.
ElWak in Mandera county was cited as an area under the risk of al-Shabaab incursions and attacks.
The police vehicle and the bodies of the police officers were completely burnt after the deadly ambush by the terror group.
The attack occurred at village of Dabacity, ElWak in Mandera county.
Al-Shabaab has used the porous border between Kenya and Somalia to infiltrate the country and carry out random attacks on civilian and government facilities.
The government in March, 2016, had given a security alert of areas in Kenya that could be prone to al-Shabaab attacks.
ElWak in Mandera county was cited as an area under the risk of al-Shabaab incursions and attacks.
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