Soldiers foil attack planned on military base

A picture taken on November 4, 2008 shows Islamist fighters from the hard-line Shabab movement taking part in a military drill at a camp in the northern outskirts of Mogadishu

Military personnel in Garissa reportedly foiled a planned attack on their base by unknown assailants after they shot at a saloon car that had stopped near their gate on Saturday night.

The car had slowed down near the gate when security agents spotted it.