Wednesday August 30, 2017
Suspected al-Shabaab militants on Tuesday night attacked and destroyed a communication mast before burning a meeting hall in Dabacity area, Mandera County.
No one was injured during the attack.
Police said the terrorists escaped soon after.
The raid comes two days after the militant's killed two military personnel in an IED attack in Damasa area.
The terrorists also engaged the KDF personnel in a shootout before escaping.
On August 4, more than 50 terrorists made daring simultaneous attacks on two police camps and a mobile telecommunication mast in Lafey, Mandera county.
One officer was killed and another seriously injured.
A woman whose house is near the police station was injured in her head with a stray bullet.
The 2.30am attack led to a fierce gunfight that lasted several hours and police killed one militant and injured another.
The attackers destroyed four police cars.
Northeastern regional commissioner Mohamud Saleh said the attackers were in three groups when they launched the attack.
Those who attacked the telecommunication mast were repulsed by security officers manning the facility, he said.
The mast had just been upgraded to 3G for the election purposes.