At least eight people, including two police reservists, five construction workers and a driver, have been killed in an ambush by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in northeastern Kenya.
The attack occurred on Tuesday morning, November 10, near Hagarsu in Mandera County, close to the border with Somalia.
According to police reports, the assailants attacked a security vehicle escorting road construction workers along the Mandera-Arabia-Lafey road project.
Seven people died at the scene, while the driver, who sustained serious gunshot injuries, later died while being rushed to hospital.
The victims comprised five engineers and construction workers, two Kenya Police Reservists assigned to protect the workers and the driver of the security vehicle.
A senior regional official, John Odhiambo Otieno, said the attackers were believed to have crossed into Kenya from neighbouring Somalia.
Authorities said investigations were underway to identify those responsible, while security personnel were deployed to the area.
No group had formally claimed responsibility for the attack as of Tuesday.
Al-Shabaab, an armed group based in Somalia, has repeatedly carried out attacks in Kenya, particularly in areas bordering Somalia.
The group has targeted security personnel, government installations and civilians in attacks linked to Kenya’s military involvement in Somalia.
