Police repulsed two separate attacks on their bases in Fafi, Garissa county. Al Shabaab militants staged attacks on Alinjugur Administration Police camp and Borehole Five Administration Police camp and Jembele simultaneously. The offensive happened at about 2am on Saturday, police said no injuries were reported on the side of security officers. Garissa is one of the areas prone to attacks by the militants that cross over to Kenya from Somalia to commit terror attacks. When he appeared in the Senate two months ago, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki revealed that at least 500 lives have been lost due to terror attacks in the country since the bombing of the American Embassy in Nairobi by Al-Qaeda terrorists in 1998.

Source: The Star December 03, 2023 21:29 UTC