Suspected al-Shabaab militants on Saturday evening shot dead three people in separate attacks in Mandera County, police said. In the first attack, the militants ambushed three people travelling in a vehicle from Fino to Mandera town at Kamor Bahaw area firing several bullets at their car before fleeing. The attack left a sick woman being taken to hospital dead while two others sustained injuries. Kuno is admitted to Mandera County Referral Hospital in a stable condition while the driver was treated and discharged. The deceased's body was taken to Mandera County Referral Hospital morgue for postmortem before being released to the family for burial as per the Islamic rites.

Source: Standard Digital August 01, 2021 14:03 UTC