At least six police personnel have been killed and four were injured after an attack on a police camp in Kenya by suspected fighters from Somalia’s al-Shabab group.
Kenyan police said in a report on Sunday that the attack was carried out in Garissa County, eastern Kenya, on the border with Somalia.
The report added that attackers launched an assault around dawn on a camp housing police reservists and “used assorted weapons to overrun the camp”.
“Six fatalities have been confirmed with four injured and in hospital,” it said.
While al-Shabab has not yet commented on the attack, the group frequently carries out cross-border operations against military and civilian targets.
The attacks come a week after the United States embassy issued an advisory warning, cautioning travellers against visiting some places in Kenya, including Garissa County, along the border with Somalia, due to the threat of an attack.
For years, al-Shabab, which has ties to al-Qaeda, has been fighting to overthrow Somalia’s central government and establish its own rule of law based on its interpretation of Islamic Sharia law.
The latest attack comes after al-Shabab claimed responsibility for a roadside bomb near Somalia’s presidential palace on Tuesday. (Agencies)
