Eight corps in hospital after an IED attack in Wajir

About eight police officers were injured after their vehicle was hit by a bomb in the Khorof Haraar area of Wajir County.
The incident happened on 17 December night between Khorof Haraar and Konton, police said.
The area is near the Kenya-Somalia border, where the terrorists cross at will for attacks before retreating to their areas of control. Kenya has been staging operations to tame their activities
The vehicle was hit by an improvised Explosive Device , police said, adding it was a powerful one and that they were lucky to be alive. A joint team of police from the Special Operations Group, those from the Border Patrol Unit and those from Kotulo were on patrol on the route following reports there were al Shabaab militants operating there.
Police engine that was hit by IED explosive. Photo courtesy Wajir handouts
 
Police said the team was on board two vehicles, including an Mrap and DCD vehicle. The DCD vehicle that was leading ran over an improvised Explosive Device that had been set up on the road, badly damaging it.
It was dismembered by the impact leaving the eight officers with multiple injuries, police said. The other vehicle that was trailing it stopped and helped to evacuate the injured to hospital.
Another team combed the area in vain. Al-Shabaab terror group has been staging attacks in parts of the Kenya-Somalia border targeting security agents.
The area has been facing an increase in terror-related attacks. This is among other things because of its proximity to the Somali border.
The border areas of Mandera, Wajir, Lamu, and Garissa too have faced similar attacks that have affected development at large.