BREAKING NEWS: #AlShabaab fighters have attacked a US military base in Lamu county, #Kenya.
Reports say a suicide bomber involved in the attack on Camp Simba in Manda Bay.
Reports say a suicide bomber involved in the attack on Camp Simba in Manda Bay.
UPDATE: According to the al-Qaeda group, #AlShabaab fighters "have now taken effective control of a part of the base" following the Sunday morning attack.
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#Kenya #Lamu
UPDATE: #AlShabaab spokesman tells @AJEnglish Sunday morning attack on Camp Simba, a US military base in #Kenya's Lamu county, is not connected to current events in the Middle East.
@AJEnglish BREAKING: Photos from Camp Simba military base showing #alShabaab fighters next to aircraft.
Kenyan army said the attack by the al-Qaeda fighters was repulsed.
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Kenyan army said the attack by the al-Qaeda fighters was repulsed.
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@AJEnglish US military confirms attack on US base in Kenya.
“U.S. Africa Command acknowledges there was an attack at Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya and is monitoring the situation,” a spokesperson for U.S. Africa Command said in a statement provided to ABC News.
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“U.S. Africa Command acknowledges there was an attack at Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya and is monitoring the situation,” a spokesperson for U.S. Africa Command said in a statement provided to ABC News.
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@AJEnglish UPDATE: An internal Kenyan police report seen by AP news agency said: 2 fixed-wing aircraft, a US Cessna and a Kenyan one, destroyed in the #AlShabaab attack on Camp Simba.
Two US helicopters and multiple US vehicles also destroyed, according to the police report.
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Two US helicopters and multiple US vehicles also destroyed, according to the police report.
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@AJEnglish UPDATE: US army says situation in Manda Bay, Lamu county is “fluid” adding that “accountability of personnel assessment is underway”.
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#Lamu #AlShabaab #Kenya
