20 police feared dead in al Shabaab attack

GARISSA – Four police vehicles were burnt down as they rushed to rescue their colleagues who had been hit by a roadside landmine last evening. Police headquarters say more than 20 officers are feared dead.

In the earlier attack, three police officers were injured after their vehicle ran over a land mine. It was then that another team rushed there to rescue them. On the way, they ran into an ambush by gunmen who were waiting and shot before their vehicles were set on fire.

Senior police officers were rushing to the scene today morning long after the attack had happened. They said the officers were missing and that their death had not been confirmed.