NAIROBI: Suspected al-Shabab militants on Wednesday ambushed a commuter bus in northeast Kenya with casualties being feared. The police and witnesses said the Nairobi-bound bus named Moyale Raha was attacked in the Fino area by the militants, Xinhua news agency reported. "It's true the bus was attacked by suspected al-Shabab militants.
We have not got the number of casualties," said a police officer who declined to be named. He said reinforcements have been sent to the scene to pursue the attackers.
Fino is about six kilometers away from the main Kenya-Somalia border.
The area has been facing a number of attacks from the militants who target communication masts and destroy them. (IANS)
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