Kenya: Four civilians killed in al Shabaab 'gunfight' with Police on telecom mast
al Shabaab Militants
FourKenyancivilianswerekilledin a gunfight on Tuesday between police andalShabaabmilitants from Somalia whoattacked atelecommunicationsmastin the third such deadly incident in Kenya this week, police said.
Officerskilledtwoattackers and recovered two assault rifles and bomb-making materials, police spokesman Charles Owino said.
The United States has sent more troops to Kenya to reinforce security afteralShabaabkilledthree Americans on Sunday in anattackon a military base in Kenya used by USforces.
In the latest incident, police said militants fired at amastbelonging to Kenya's leading operator Safaricom and at police guarding the facility.
"Officers manning themastand the base together with specialforces were able to repulse them," police said.
The raid took place in northern Garissa county, which neighbours Somalia. Theattackers did not damage thetelecomnetwork, police said.
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A teacher and a child were among the dead, Owino said.
AlShabaabfrequently carries outattacks in Kenya in retaliation for Kenya sending troops into Somalia in 2011 after a series of cross-borderattacks and kidnappings.
TheKenyans were later absorbed into an African Union peacekeeping force, now 21,000-strong, which supports the shaky, Western-backed Somali government.
AlQaeda-linkedalShabaabhas waged an insurgency in Somalia since 2008, aiming to topple the government and impose its own strict interpretation of Sharia law.
On Sunday,alShabaabdestroyed six aircraft andkilledthree Americans during theattackon Camp Simba in coastalLamu country. On Thursday, the insurgentskilledthreecivilianson a bus in the same county.