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the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...forces of Evil have killed five coppers in an ambush in the country’s east.
Northeastern regional coordinator Mohamud Saleh on Tuesday said fighters with the al-Qaeda-linked group planted a mine that blew up a patrol car carrying seven officers in Garissa county. Saleh says an unknown number of gunnies then attacked the vehicle.
One officer was maimed and another escaped to safety, according to a police report seen by The News Agency that Dare Not be Named.
At least 45 Kenyan coppers have been killed in such attacks by al-Shabaab since May.
The group based in neighboring Somalia has vowed retribution on Kenya for sending troops to Somalia in 2011 to fight the hard boys. al-Shabaab has carried out more than