Police officers who were on their way to Lamu escaped death by a whisker after al shabaab militia men attempted to attack their vehicle which was heading to Mokowe in Lamu County on Sunday. Read : KDF kills four al shabaab terrorists in Lamu The attempt comes a week after heavily armed al Shabaab militia were spotted in the county. Lamu county AP commander Abdullahi Adan said police had been tipped by the public that suspected terrorists were sighted in Milimani area, Lamu East on Friday morning. The militia men planted an IED beside a pothole full of water.

Source: The Star July 10, 2016 15:45 UTC