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Chinese national among 5 killed in attack near Somalia border
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NAIROBI, 13 March 2022, (TON): Police said “five people were killed and three others, including a Chinese national, were wounded when bandits ambushed a construction site in a coastal region of Kenya.”
The attack took place on Friday in Lamu County which lies close to the Somalia border.
Workers had been constructing a bridge on the Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transport Corridor when they came under attack.
A police report seen by AFP said “four people were shot fatally.”
The report said “a motorcycle rider who was caught in the crossfire was also killed,
It added that the anti-terror police unit was investigating the incident.
The attack was claimed by the Al-Shabab Islamist militant group.
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