MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan forces on Wednesday killed five suspected members of Somalia's al Shabaab, which has claimed responsbility for attacks that have killed hundreds in Kenya in the last three years, officials said.
Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) spokesman David Obonyo said in a statement troops had killed four militants believed to belong to the Islamist group during a clash near a military camp in Lamu County in the country's east. A soldier was also wounded.
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