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Mandera County suffered several attacks in Jabibar, which lies between Bambo and Rhamu towns on March 11, 2020. A police vehicle belonging to Takaba Police Station was attacked with an improvised explosive device (IED) while heading to Mandera but luckily, no one was hurt. The vehicle was, however, damaged.
Shortly thereafter, a bus travelling from Nairobi to Mandera was ambushed at the same place and the passengers ordered to disembark. A non-local mechanic of the bus was taken hostage and the rest released after some of the passengers were physically assaulted.
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