Three dead in latest IED attack in Garissa

Garissa,

Saturday December 15, 2023

KNA by Erick Kyalo

At least three people have been killed and two others severely injured after the vehicle they were travelling in was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Garissa county.

The victims were using a four-wheel drive car between Egge Dam and Bogyar along Dadaab-Garissa road, when the incident happened about 10 kilometers to Dadaab town.

The acting Garissa county commissioner Solomon Chesut while confirming the incident on phone said that two victims had died on the spot while one died in the nearby hospital.

The injured were evacuated and rushed to a local hospital in serious condition

The driver had about 10 health officials when the incident happened.

This is the first incident of an IED attack since the Garissa – Dadaab road was reopened after the recent cut off by El Nino rains.

Courtesy; KNA