Aid workers narrowly escape death in Dadaab explosion
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Somali refugees at Ifo-extension, situated in Dadaab. A convoy of aid workers and their police escort Wednesday morning narrowly escaped after a landmine exploded at IFO 1 in Dadaab refugee camp. PHOTO | TONY KARUMBA | FILE
A convoy of aid workers and their police escort Wednesday morning narrowly escaped after a landmine exploded at IFO 1 in Dadaab refugee camp.
Police spokesperson Zipporah Gatiria Mboroki said:
“There have been other explosions at a distance of 10 meters apart but there are no injuries resulting from the explosion.”
An eyewitness, who was among the NGO personnel told Nation.co.ke that the explosion occurred just after the last vehicle, which was escorting the aid workers, passed.
He said following the blast the security officers fired into the air in panic.
“We thank God we are safe” said the eyewitness who was not willing to be named.
The 8.40am incident comes after a similar landmine in Dagahaley refugee camp on December 30, which injured two security officers escorting aid workers.
Most parts of northeastern Kenya have been prone to attacks where officers have lost their lives or sustained injuries when patrol cars run over Improvised Explosive Devices(IEDs).
In May, 2012 an attack in Dagahaley left one officer dead and three others injured.
The attacks, according to the police records, mainly target security forces.
