{"id":99309,"date":"2023-12-16T15:13:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T12:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=99309"},"modified":"2023-12-16T15:13:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T12:13:24","slug":"kenya-at-least-4-dead-in-fatal-roadside-blast-linked-to-al-shabaab-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/africa\/kenya\/99309-kenya-at-least-4-dead-in-fatal-roadside-blast-linked-to-al-shabaab-terrorists\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya: At least 4 dead in fatal roadside blast linked to al-Shabaab terrorists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Police on Friday confirmed that at least four individuals lost their lives, and two others sustained serious injuries when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was planted between Egge Dam and Bogyar along Dadaab-Garissa by Sunni Extremist terrorist group al-Shabaab, local military authorities confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities have noted that security forces had successfully thwarted an attempted al-Shabaab assault in the same vicinity on Dec. 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al-Shabaab began launching attacks in Kenya around 2011, primarily in response to Kenya&#8217;s decision to send its troops to Somalia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police on Friday confirmed that at least four individuals lost their lives, and two others sustained serious injuries when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb. The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was planted between Egge Dam and Bogyar along Dadaab-Garissa by Sunni Extremist terrorist group al-Shabaab, local military authorities confirmed. 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