Two people died while four others were injured Monday morning after a bus travelling from Kenya’s capital Nairobi to Mandera, northeast of the country was attacked by suspected Al-Shabaab militants.
The 7am attack happened between Dabacity and Borehole II, Deputy County Commissioner Julius Otieno said. Dabacity Town is between Elwak and Kotulo.
“Initial reports indicate two people have died and three injured. Those injured are the driver and two passengers. The militants fled after the attack. Our team is on the ground tracking down the attackers,” Mr Otieno added.
Mr Otieno refuted reports that the bus had been hijacked.
He said the attackers asked the passengers to alight from the vehicle and attempted to separate Muslims and non-Muslims.
“They were trying to identify who were Christians and who were not. They told the non-Christians to return to vehicle,” Mr Otieno said.
Mandera County Governor Ali Roba said the local passengers stood together with the non-locals refusing to separate and dared the attackers to either kill all of them or leave.
