Two suspected al Shabaab militants killed in Garissa
Four civilians and two suspected al-Shabaab militants were killed on Tuesday morning after attackers attempted to gain entry into a police post in Dadaab, Garissa County.
"The criminal gang had targeted a telecom mast and in the process, four innocent lives were lost," read a statement by the National Police Service.
Police on border patrol responded to the attack and overpowered the attackers.
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In the battle, the police recovered two AK47 RIFLES, raw materials for making Improvised Explosive Device(IED) and an assortment of other weapons.
Two al-Shabaab attackers were killed by police.
A hunt for the rest of the attackers is ongoing.
The Dadaab attack comes after al-Shabaab militants attacked an army base in Lamu on Sunday, January 5.
In the Lamu attack, five militants were killed.
One US citizen also died during the attack.
