This archive report was first published on 7 January 2020.
January 7, 2020, marked a tense morning in Garissa County, Kenya, as police officers engaged and killed two Al Shabaab terrorists in the Saretho area near the Somalia border.
According to Charles Owino, the police spokesperson, the terrorists had already killed four Kenyans and were attempting to destroy a communication mast when they were confronted by the officers.
"Two of the attackers have been killed," Owino said. "They had killed four people and were now trying to destroy a communication mast when they were engaged by officers."
More than 10 attackers were involved in the mission to cause mayhem in the remote village, but their attempts were repulsed by the police officers in the early morning incident.
Security has been heightened in the region and across the country following recent attempted attacks on civilians and military bases in Kenya.
Police have also arrested at least four suspected terrorists around military bases within the past 48 hours, including a Somali Canadian man who was arrested while photographing the KDF Eastleigh Airbase in Nairobi.
