Four police officers have been killed in the latest attack suspected to be carried out by the Al Shabaab militia.
4 police officers killed in attack
2 other police officers are missing.
The mangled wreckage of the TGF car after it was blown up by a past IED.
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According to police sources, the police officers were killed after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) hit their Armoured Personnel Carrier in Baure, Lamu County.
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The officers from Mangai the Rapid Border Patrol Unit (RBPU) camp were heading to Mokowe for refuelling when the incident happened.
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Police sources on the ground said military officers from Baure camp responded immediately but they were also attacked on the way to the scene by the militants.
A civilian is also feared to have been killed in the Wednesday attack.
2 other police officers from the entourage are missing following the attack.
Last week, the African extremist group Al-Shabab said it carried out three attacks in Somalia and Kenya that killed 16 people, nine of them being police and security officers.
The Inspector-General of police Joseph Boinnet had last week warned that a number of dangerous terrorists had sneaked into the country from Somalia.
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