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Five burnt alive in Bargoni terror attack

A police officer inspects an escort vehicle that was damaged by Improvised Explosive Device (IED) targeting Mandera Governor Ali Roba's convoy early this year. The governor escaped unhurt but one of his security men was injured. (Photo:File/Standard)

Five passengers were burnt to ashes in a huge explosion detonated by militants near Bargoni township Monday morning, sparking panic in the now chronically insecure county.

The terrorists struck with improvised explosive devices (IED), petrol bombs and small arms fire, according to witness accounts and survivors of the massacre.

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