No fewer than 20 policemen were k!lled in an ambush in Somali

Not fewer than 20 policemen were on Tuesday
k!lled in an ambush by Somali Militant group , al-Shabaab
in the north-eastern of Kenya, a police said.
The police officer, who claimed anonymity, said the
militants bombed five vehicles convoy of Kenyan security
forces travelling to the village of Yumbis in Garissa
County.
“We still don’t know how many people were k!lled
because several people are still missing, the officer said.
The officer said the attack occurred a week after al-
Shaabab hit Yumbis, Welmareer and Damajale in Garissa
county, but were repelled by the army and police.
However, the police officer said that militants had
returned to seize Yumbis village and Al-Shabaab claimed
responsibility for the attack on Tuesday.
The group spokesman, Sheikh Abdiasis Mus’ab, said their
fighters have carried out a successful operation k!lling
more than 20 Kenyan police officers.
Mus’ab said the groups have also destroyed five Kenyan
police vehicles during the raid, saying that the casualty
number could be significantly higher than the figure
reported.
Al-Shabaab is demanding the withdrawal of Kenyan
troops from Somalia and has repeatedly launched cross-
border attacks.