Six people were reportedly injured, one of them critically, after the vehicle they were travelling in struck a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) in a suspected Al Shabaab attack in Mandera County.
According to reports, the incident occurred at about 6 p.m. on Thursday near Odole Village in Elwak Sub-County.
The victims were travelling in a Toyota Land Cruiser along the busy Mandera–Elwak road when the explosion occurred.
The injured were rushed to Elwak Sub-County Referral Hospital for treatment.
Six reportedly injured in Al-Shabaab attack
Reports indicate that one of the victims remained in critical condition as of Friday morning.
Police have since launched investigations into the incident but had not officially confirmed who was responsible.
Further reports indicate that Al Shabaab has intensified attacks along the country’s border with Somalia, carrying out at least 25 cross-border incidents in Mandera, Garissa, Wajir and Lamu counties this year.
Security analysts have since linked the rise in attacks to ongoing military operations against the group in Somalia’s Jubaland region, which are believed to have pushed some fighters into Kenya.
