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.
At least ten Kenyan police were killed when their vehicle struck a homemade bomb near the border with Somalia, according to a police report.https://t.co/gwbqLtaihS
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) October 12, 2019
Police said in a separate statement that several officers had died, without specifying how many.
At least 10 Kenyan police killed by bomb near Somali border - police https://t.co/c7GStAtEt2
— Bate Felix (@BateFelix) October 13, 2019
A similar explosion in June killed around a dozen police.