Details about Nyali barracks attackers where a soldier and six invaders died emerge

KDF officers walk along the Nyali Golf and Country Club's thick forest as they search for some of the gangsters who escaped with gun shots after they attempted to raid and attack the Nyali Barracks on the wee hours of Sunday. Six of the fifteen gangsters were killed on the spot while others escaped and one of the KDF officers hacked to death. The golf club field is just opposite the Nyali Barracks. [PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

MOMBASA, KENYA: Police and military authorities at the Coast are looking for answers following near simultaneous attacks on Nyali military barracks in Mombasa and the Administration Police camp in Malindi in which a soldier was killed.

The soldier, who was hacked with a machete, died later in hospital. Six attackers were also shot dead during the early morning incident.