Kenya: Several KDF Soldiers Feared Dead After IED Attack in Lamu

Several Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldiers are feared dead after a vehicle they were traveling in hit an improvised explosive device (IED).

The incident occurred at the Baure area in Lamu County on Tuesday morning, according to Lamu County Commissioner Irungu Macharia.

Irungu said the officers were on patrol when the vehicle hit the landmine suspected to have been planted on the road by Somali-based al-Qaeda affiliated militant group Al-Shabaab.