Kenyan police officer killed as donkey cart with explosives explode in border region


NAIROBI, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- A Kenyan police officer was killed and three others were wounded on Thursday after an explosive device, attached to a donkey cart, detonated at a border crossing in Mandera County bordering Somalia, according to the police.

Two donkeys accompanied by a guide were transporting luggage from the neighboring Somali side when the remotely-controlled improvised explosive device exploded around 10 a.m. (0700 GMT) at the border crossing, the police said in a security report. "Authorities are swiftly responding to the incident, conducting investigations to ascertain the details surrounding the attack."

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