Five people including one policeman were killed while eight others were injured when armed gunmen attacked a Tahmeed bus in Lamu County. Among the eight injured were four policemen and four passengers.
The bus was attacked along the Lamu- Malindi highway near Witu when armed assailants who had parked a Probox along the road stopped the vehicle and attempted to hijack it.
The gunmen attracted the attention of patrolling Administration Policemen who engaged the assailants in an exchange of gunfire.
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The gunmen escaped into a nearby forest according to Lamu County Commissioner Miiri Njenga.
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