Kenya: 1 Dead, 3 Injured After Explosions, Gunfire Near Wajir Church

There are reports of explosions and gunfire in the city of Wajir in Kenya. Reports said there were grenades and heavy gunfire involved in the attack, located near a Catholic Church.
Kenya: 1 Dead, 3 Injured After Explosions, Gunfire Near Wajir Church
The location of Wajir, Kenya, on Google Maps.
Jack Phillips
9/25/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

Gunmen detonated explosives and got into a firefight with police in the Kenyan city of Wajir, injuring three people and killing one near a Catholic Church. Other reports said another attack took place near a supermarket and a hotel.

The Standard Digital reported that gunmen dropped explosives and shot at police. OCPD Isaiah Odhiambo said the situation is under control now and officials are hunting down the assailants. 

Al Jazeera reported that one person was killed.

After the attack, the gunmen fled in a vehicle.

“A routine police patrol in Wajir encountered suspicious individuals and confronted them, at which point grenades were detonated. 3 injured,” wrote the Kenya Disaster OpCentre on Twitter, saying the target of the assailants might have been the city’s Government Guest House.

An unconfirmed Al-Shabab Twitter account tweeted about the attack in Wajir, saying our “mujahideen [are] on the move.”

However, details about the attack and the suspects are still sketchy.

Wajir is a city in the North Eastern Province of Kenya, located around 100 miles from the Somali border. There are around 82,000 residents in Wajir, which has been subjected to attacks in the past.

The reports of explosions and gunfire come just days after alleged al-Shabab militants attacked a mall in Nairobi, killing dozens in a several-day-long siege.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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