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Militant killed as army thwarts night assault on Lamu AP camp

Security forces Thursday beat back a daring raid on an Administration Police AP camp in Mangai in the northern part of Lamu County. One attacker died in the incident.

Reports indicate the attack involved about a dozen armed terrorists who descended on the camp from different directions at around 2am with rifle fire and rocket-propelled grenades, and attempted to overrun it.

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