At least two security personnel were on Tuesday killed and three injured after their lorry drove over an Improvised Explosive Device in Baure area, Lamu county. The bomb is believed to have been planted by al Shabaab militants operating in Boni Forest. Public Affairs officer Col Zipporah Kioko said the casualties were taken to the Defence Forces Memorial Hospital in Nairobi. The incident comes ahead of planned opening of the Lamu port on Thursday by President Uhuru Kenyatta. In April, two people were killed when a lorry they were traveling in ran over a similar IED.

Source: The Star May 18, 2021 15:42 UTC