Militants hijack KPLC car, cross to Somalia
The Al-Shabaab while on their mission in Somalia.photo Elkana Jacob
The two militants wielding pistols stopped the driver and took the car.
The control of the car.
The curfew hours are from 7pm to 5am. Police change guard and militants have used the period to attack.
The incident
County commissioner Fredrick Shisia told the Star on the phone the stolen vehicle was commandeered towards Somalia.
He said police were alerted and pursued
In 2015, the government banned vehicles from plying the Lafey- Elwak road after al Shabaab militants carjacked vehicles ferrying miraa from Meru county.
Attacks on the route declined drastically.
Two children killed
The Kenya Power vehicle attack comes a week after two children died and three others sustained serious injuries in Hareer Hasle in Mandera after an IED exploded on them.
The children were playing in an open field.
Militants hijack KPLC car, cross to Somalia
A security operation involving the military and police is pursuing suspected al Shabaab gunmen who hijacked a Kenya Power vehicle headed to Mandera town on Thursday.