location: El Wak
notes: A Kenyan official was killed on Wednesday after a vehicle he was traveling in ran over an improvised explosive device in Elwak area near Kenya-Somalia border. Mandera East divisional police commander Timothy Muasya said the explosive device was buried on the ground by unknown people. The driver survived with serious injuries after the 1 p.m. incident. Police have blamed the attacks on Al-Shabaab militants who are operating in the area.
target_text: location: El Wak, fatalities: 1