13 passengers were killed and many people severely injured in a suspected Al- Shabaab b terror attack on 31 January in northeastern Kenya.
According to a survivor, the attackers, suspected to be Al-Shabaab militants, fired gunshots at the vehicle just before it drove over the bomb which had been planted on the road, reported ICC.
According to police, “The 7:00 a.m. attack happened about eight km from Mandera town when the passenger vehicle stepped on a concealed roadside bomb that detonated and blew the 18-seater coach apart. Then the group of around six terrorists followed up with gun attacks. Our patrol team responded immediately and [was] able to stop any further killings.”
The victims have not been identified, and those injured were taken to Mandera County hospital.
This is the ninth attack in Kenya by terror groups since the new year.