The officers had accompanied passenger buses and a lorry when the explosive went off at 9am, according to outgoing Mandera County police commander Job Boronjo. By MANASE OTSIALOMore by this AuthorPolice officers on patrol have survived a suspected Al-Shabaab attack on the Elwak-Dabacity road in Mandera. The General Service Unit and Rapid Deployment Unit officers escaped unhurt after their vehicle ran over a roadside bomb on Tuesday morning. The officers had accompanied passenger buses and a lorry when the explosive went off at 9am, according to outgoing Mandera County police commander Job Boronjo. A week ago, suspected Al-Shabaab militants were ambushed by police while planning to attack vehicles in the county that borders Somalia.

Source: Daily Nation November 29, 2016 12:56 UTC