Authorities in Kenya say that an explosion at a small hotel located near a police station in the northeast of the country has killed four people.
Kenyan armed soldiers are seen after an explosion at a small hotel in Mandera, Kenya, Monday, March. 25, 2024. Three of the victims were police officers. The blast in the town of Mandera on Monday wounded several others. – An explosion at a small hotel located near a police station in northeastern Kenya killed four people, including three officers, and wounded several others on Monday, authorities said.
Investigators have blamed east Africa-based extremist group al-Shabab for the attack. The group, which hasn't claimed responsibility for the explosion, has staged major attacks in Kenya and neighboring Somalia. The area has a forest, which has often been the site of security operations because it's a known hideout of al-Shabab militants.
The area is near the Kenya-Somalia border, from where militants have in the past infiltrated and launched attacks.
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