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Kenyan police foil another suspected al-Shabab attack

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Kenyan police foil another suspected al-Shabab attack

A suspected al-Shabaab attack on a Chinese-owned construction company in the eastern region of Kenya has been foiled by local police, reports say.

According to a Kenyan official, the attack on the Chinese owned construction company witnessed the wounding of one person.

Read also: 4 Kenyans, Canadian held over Nairobi hotel attack paraded in court

“The attackers were repulsed since the security officers were very alert. There was exchange of fire before the attackers escaped,” county police commander David Kerina told Reuters by phone, adding that the injured person was a watchman’s wife.

“I believe the attackers, who were armed, might be Somali militants. They fled, but we have intensified security operations. So far no arrest has been made.”

The foiled attack comes days after the Islamist group killed no less than 21 people when it launched an offensive on a complex at Dusit hotel in Nairobi, the country’s capital.

Four suspects including four Kenyans and a Canadian national have been arrested and paraded in court for having links with a militant attack by al-Shabab.

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