Landmine blast kills 8 Kenyan police near Somali border: police

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AFP Nairobi
Last Updated : Jun 15 2019 | 9:05 PM IST

Eight Kenyan police officers were killed Saturday when their vehicle ran over a landmine during a patrol near the border with Somalia, police sources said.

Police Inspector General Hilary Mutyambai said a landcruiser with 11 police on board "was hit by an improvised explosive device".

He did not give a toll, but a regional police source told AFP: "we lost eight police officers in this attack".

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First Published: Jun 15 2019 | 9:05 PM IST

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