On Thursday Afternoon, suspected Al-Shabaab militants attacked a Lamu bound bus at Nyongoro area within Lamu County.
Immediately the reports went live, Lamu County Commissioner Irungu Macharia confirmed the bus came from Mombasa and was headed to Lamu.
There were no details on casualties or injuries by press time.
“I have heard of such an incident but I am headed to the scene… I am also liaising with officers on the ground. Details on injuries, casualties or the bus company are yet to be established but I’ll give details soonest,” Mr Macharia told journalists.
Now, close to one hour later, Strategic Intelligence News, a reliable source that publishes intelligence reports, geopolitics, military intelligence, and crime reports analysis reports that “several civilians” have been killed.
Al-Shabaab Terrorists have attacked Civilians traveling in a bus heading towards Lamu at Nyongoro. Lamu County joins the Kenyan Coast with its North Eastern Prefecture. Several civilians killed. Special Security Units have been deployed to the scene.
— CTNSIS (@CTNSIS) January 2, 2020
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