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Three putting up wall along Kenya-Somalia border killed in explosion

Security personnel patrolling the Kenya-Somalia border in Mandera's Point One area.[File, Standard]

Three people were killed and one critically wounded in an explosion when their vehicle set off a crude landmine in El Wak, Mandera County.

El Wak Deputy County Commissioner Paul Kemei said the four passengers, who are yet to be identified, were part of a team working on the security wall being built on the Kenya-Somalia border.

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