Kenya violence: 'Al-Shabab attack' kills four police

[muriel_volestrangler]

Four Kenyan police officers have been shot dead by suspected Somali militants close to the countries' border near the town of Garissa, officials have said.

About 40 heavily armed men attacked a police post in Garissa late on Friday, the county commissioner said.

The Somali militant group al-Shabab said it had carried out the attack.

Kenya has suffered a series of attacks since its troops moved into southern Somalia to combat the al-Shabab militants in 2011.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23738239

[JDPriestly]

1. Thanks. The situation in Kenya is one that we ignore to our peril.

What is happening in Kenya could happen elsewhere as established societies begin to collapse.