Ramadan Death Count: Kenya: 06/06/18

(Garissa)  Six Kenyan paramilitary police officers were killed and two others were seriously injured when their vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) near the Kenya-Somalia border early Wednesday. Garissa County Commissioner Joshua Chepchieng said the 8:30 a.m. incident happened as the officers were on enroute to Liboi in Garissa County, eastern Kenya.

The latest incident came after the police had issued a security alert over possible attacks in the country by the Somalia based terror group during the Ramadan season.

Ramadan death toll stands at 937