Security tight in Lamu after 20 soldiers escape Al Shabaab attack

Security has been beefed up in Lamu County following attempts by suspected Al Shabaab militants to bomb a military vehicle.

KDF soldiers are leading an operation to flash out terrorists, after close to 20 soldiers escaped death by a whisker last evening in the attempt.

The officers are said to have been on their way to Hindi from Baure Military Camp when they foiled the botched assault.

According to area police commander Abdullahi Adan, the land grenade that was set up at Milimani went off moments before the police vehicle arrived.

This comes barely four days after police gunned down four terror suspects in the nearby Mangai area.

On Sunday, security forces in Tana Delta Sub-County, Tana River County conducted an operation following reports that some suspected terror elements were spotted in the area.

According to Tana Delta Deputy County Commissioner Mike Kimoko, the operation involved various security agencies and departments, including the Kenya Defence Forces.