Al-Shabab fighters have attacked a military base in Kenya’s Lamu County used by US and Kenyan military personnel, the East African country’s army and the armed group said.
Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) said in a statement on Sunday that “at around 5:30am an attempt was made to breach security at Manda Air Strip.
“The attempted breach was successfully repulsed. Four terrorists’ bodies have so far been found. The airstrip is safe,” the statement added.
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