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Mine kills Kenyan police chief and his guard on road in Kenya

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A Kenyan police station chief and one of his guards were killed when their vehicle ran over a mine between Saretho and Bogyar, Kenya. Security force officials blamed the explosion on the armed group Al-Shabaab and said investigations were under way, Caasimada Online reports.

The chief of the Faafi police station in Kenya and one of his guards were killed by a mine explosion when their vehicle was travelling along the road linking Saretho and Bogyar, Caasimada Online reports. The device had been buried in the road.

Units from Kenya’s security forces, including those responsible for combating armed groups and mine clearance, went to the scene after the explosion. Kenyan security officials blamed the Islamist group Al-Shabaab and announced investigations, according to Caasimada Online.

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