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LAMU, Kenya, July 27 (Xinhua) – Kenya's security services in coastal Lamu County have stepped up the crackdown on alleged Al-Shabab militants following an ambush that killed an officer and injured two others on Thursday. The Lamu Township Administration Police Commander, Charles Mbatu, said the crackdown was concentrated around the Milihoi attack zone and areas near the Boni Forest where militants reportedly fled shortly after the attack of the day. an officer wounded in the attack, two others wounded, two vehicles also set on fire, we are still on the ground to pursue the suspects, "said Mbatu to Lamu
The Boni Forest was used as a hiding place. activists when they launch attacks on Lamu According to some reports, militants would have a well-equipped base in the heart of the forest.
The scene of the latest attack, on the Lamu-Garsen road, is a place isolated where militants launched dozens of attacks on civilian and military vehicles.
Two vehicles, the police vehicle and a private lounge car that was heading for Lamu, were set on fire for the first time. audacious ambush
The police vehicle had six officers on board.The private vehicle had two occupants who managed to escape, but their whereabouts are unknown, causing fears that they would have could have been killed by activists after they fled into the bushes or that they took them hostage. by the militants
The attack paralyzed the transport on the road for hours
The transport has since resumed amidst a strong presence of security on the road and surrounding bushes.
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