Three police officers killed in explosive attack on Garissa-Dadaab road

Three officers drawn from the Border Patrol Unit of the Administration Police died and one was seriously injured after the vehicle they were travelling in was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) at Dadaab area on the Garissa-Dadaab highway.

The four officers on board were taking the vehicle to Garissa for a mechanical check-up when the attack happened.

The injured officer was admitted at the Garissa County Referral Hospital before being airlifted to Nairobi for specialised treatment.

Police suspect that Al-Shabaab militants were responsible for the Tuesday morning attack.

In January, four people including engineers from the Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) died in the same county from an explosion caused by an improvised explosive device while on an inspection tour of the Lapset corridor.