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Kenya Defence Forces soldiers gun down three 'Shabaab militants'

Three suspected Al Shabaab militants were killed yesterday in a fierce exchange of fire with Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in Basuba, Lamu County, sparking fears of renewed militant activity in the volatile area.

The Standard learnt the clash occurred at around 10.00am, when two KDF patrol trucks struck an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) believed to have been planted by the militants.

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