5 Kenyan police officers killed in attack near Somalian border

On Monday, suspected Islamic extremist group al-Shabab ambushed a police vehicle in northern Kenya, killing five officers.

The officers were escorting a passenger bus early Monday when they came under attack. The bus driver managed to speed away, but the police vehicle was set on fire, and two of the victims were burned beyond recognition. 

"This was a well-arranged ambush by the militants," Mandera County Police Commander Job Boronjo said, referring to Somalia-based Islamic al-Shabab. The extremist group has carried out repeated attacks in Kenya due to its opposition to Kenya's military involvement in Somalia.