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- Confirming the incident, Lamu East DCC George Kubai explained that the soldiers were en route to Sankuri to transport their colleagues when their vehicle hit an IED on the way back near Kiunga.
Three Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers have been killed while seven others are nursing injuries following a tragic explosion involving an Improvised Explosive Device at Badaah area on the Kiunga-Sankuri road in Lamu County.
Confirming the incident, Lamu East DCC George Kubai explained that the soldiers were en route to Sankuri to transport their colleagues when their vehicle hit an IED on the way back near Kiunga.
Currently, the injured soldiers are continuing to receive treatment at the Kiunga hospital, while a major operation has been launched to identify those responsible for planting the explosive device, with locals claiming that the area is facing a threat of terrorism.
