A KDF soldier has died and five others injured after two IEDs exploded in different locations in Lamu near the Somali border. The explosions also destroyed armoured vehicles that the soldiers were using for patrols near Sirira and Ishakan on Tuesday afternoon. Read: KDF soldiers injured after IED blows military tank in LamuIn November 2015, another officer died and six others were injured after suspected al Shabaab militants detonated an Improvised Explosive Device in Lamu. The officers were in a convoy of a security team driving from the border town of Hullugho to Bulla-Golol in Fafi sub-county. Also read; KDF repulses al Shabaab terrorists after failed IED attack

Source: The Star March 08, 2017 05:25 UTC