location: Mandera
notes: Al Shabaab fighters, reportedly ten in number, attacked the Central Administration Police camp in Mandera in the night of 26/09. The attackers exchanged small arms, hand grenades and RPGs for about 30 minutes after which they withdrew. Three vehicles parked in the compound got burnt in the fighting. Initial casualty reports indicate that two police officers were killed and one seriously wounded. One perpetrator was wounded in the attack. A conflicting report by the Nairobi Star holds three police deaths.
target_text: location: Mandera, fatalities: 2