LAMU (Halbeeg News) – Ten officers from the KDF Special Forces lost their lives on Saturday after the vehicle they were travelling in set off an improvised explosive device at a village near Hindi town of Lamu County.
Reports indicate that the incident occurred when the officers, who all died on the spot, were patrolling the area.
The bodies of the deceased officers have since been recovered but their identities have yet to be established owing to the magnitude of the explosion which reportedly damaged their bodies beyond recognition.
Military personnel have since processed the scene and fortified security in the area.
The IED is suspected to have been planted on the road by al-Shabaab.
The Boni forest operation was launched in 2015, with its initial name being Operation Linda Boni.
Its objective is to flush out the fighters believed to be hiding inside the dense Boni Forest.
The border region has borne the brunt of repeated attacks from al-Shabaab who are at times aided by locals.
The area is near the Somalia border and the militants usually stage attacks before escaping.
Al-Shabaab terrorists have been attacking places in the region, especially Mandera and Garissa counties.
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