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Attack by al-Shabaab militants in Kenya claims 6 lives

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8 years ago

October 6, 2016

Attack by al-Shabaab militants in Kenya claims 6 lives

An attack in northeast Kenya by suspected militant group al-Shabaab has reportedly claimed the lives of at least six people.

According to Kenya’s regional governor, the attack by the group occurred early in the morning at a public works site; though there has been no immediate comment from the militant group claiming the attack.

“We have suffered another sad attack,” the governor of Mandera county, Ali Roba, wrote on Twitter, saying six people had been confirmed killed.

“If not for the quick response by our security forces, we would be talking of many more casualties now,” Roba told Reuters by telephone. “From the nature and style of the attack, it will obviously be al Shabaab.”

The Mandera region on the Somali border has often been targeted by al Shabaab, which says it will continue its campaign of attacks in Kenya until the Kenyan government withdraws its troops from Somalia where they are part of an African force.

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