By Editorial
At least two Kenyan soldiers were killed yesterday and 20 security officers were injured in attacks in the coastal county of Lamu, near the Somali border.
The soldiers were killed in an ambush as they responded to an attack on a paramilitary General Service Unit team who were part of a joint force securing the area.
The General Service unit had been in an armored personnel carrier vehicle when they ran over an improvised explosive device 12 of them were injured.
There have been increased attacks by suspected al-Shabab militants in Lamu in recent weeks.
Gunmen killed at least 16 security officers on 13th June in Lamu and neighboring Garissa County. END