Three injured in Mandera grenade attack
What you need to know:
- “We have cordoned off the area as we pursue the attackers who are still in town,” said County police commander, Job Boronjo.
Three people were critically injured after a hand grenade was hurled at a food kiosk in Mandera township Thursday evening.
A police officer on the ground told the Nation that the trio was rushed to Mandera General Hospital where they are now admitted.
“We have cordoned off the area as we pursue the attackers who are still in town,” said the county police commander, Job Boronjo.
Security officials are currently on high alert following information of a planned attack by al shabaab in the region. Police are looking for suspects reportedly from Somalia on a mission to cause havoc in the country.
This comes at a time when teachers have boycotted resuming duty in the region.
This is the first grenade attack this year in the volatile region which made headlines last year for numerous attacks.
In two of the most brutal attacks last year, 28 people were killed while aboard a bus heading to Nairobi in November and 36 others were murdered at a quarry in December.
