According to According to a report by pro-al shabaab media outlets, the militants have detonated grenade bombs at Safaricom’s offices in Haluqa, and destroyed assets before abducting its employees.
Reports from Garissa country indicate that Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) who are stationed outside Haluqa area did respond to the Al Shabaab attack.
Kenyan security officers have recently announced they had intensified security in the border areas, to prevent such cross-border attacks by the Somalia-based Al Shabaab militants.