11 Al-Shabaab terrorists killed, seven injured near Kenyan border
Eleven Al-Shabaab terrorists have been killed and seven others left with serious injuries following a ground assault near the Kenya-Somalia border.
The intelligence led operation carried by the Special Operations Group (SOG) Sunday morning targeted makeshift camp where the terrorists were preparing to carry out a terror attack in one of the border villages in Mandera County.
A police report said the ground assault with aerial support was launched on the terrorists numbering about 30 fighters.
During the early morning assault 3 PKM guns and about 409 ammunitions were recovered as the terrorists were retreated into Somalia.
Muraya Kamunde
Writes about local news for KBC Digital.
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