The Alshaabab Hit Garissa Again.
Barely two months after the worst terror strike on Kenyan soil by the outlawed Somali militia, Garisa has been struck again by the outlawed Al Shabaab.
The reports in reveal that the millitia took over an Administration police post after short combat, they later hoisted their own flag before venturing out to harass residents around the town of Yimbis. There have bee n confllicting reports that they took over a mosque in Garrisa where they preached for two hours before demanding for food and water from the residents.
Here are some of the top reports about the attack:
Al-Shabab militants briefly take over mosque in Garissa county, leaders in northern Kenya say http://t.co/Exbuuy7iIp
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 21, 2015
An ambush been laid by #Alshabbab in #Yumbis,Garissa. They’ve hoisted their black flag at an AP camp as territory claiming
— Kenya West© (@KinyanBoy) May 21, 2015
The Jihadists addressed a congregation in Garissa for 2 hours before escaping into a forest. Same thing they did in Lamu. #Yumbis
— Dennis Okari (@DennisOkari) May 21, 2015
The bandits escaped through a nearby forest before the KDF arrived.