BREAKING: Al-Shabaab Launch Morning Attack on Lamu Camp (PHOTOS+ VIDEO)

Suspected Al Shabaab militants launched an early morning attack on a Kenya military base Sunday in an incident that has been confirmed by Lamu police boss Irungu Macharia.

A plume of smoke emerges from a military base in Lamu. PHOTO: Courtesy

Reports indicate that the militants used a car bomb to breach entry at Camp Simba, Manda Bay to gain access to the military base.

A huge plume of smoke could be seen early Sunday morning emerging from the military base.

The attack is reported to have begun at 4 am and lasted four hours as the soldiers based at Camp Simba pushed back the militants.

The car grenade used by Shabaab militants is said to have been targeted at the facility’s airstrip.

A propaganda press release sent out by Al Shabaab claimed the militants had managed to destroy several aircraft used by the US soldiers at the camp.

The message would also allege that a number of casualties resulted from the attack and that the Somalia-based terrorist group had captured part of the Kenya-US joint military base.

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Shabaab press release. PHOTO: Courtesy
Images from the scene of attack in Manda Bay where al-shabaab had attacked US aircrafts on Sunday, January 5,2020
Military chopper parked at Camp Simba. Photo: Courtesy

This attack comes just days after suspected militants killed at least three passengers aboard a bus to Lamu from Mombasa County.

Police would reveal that the militants were neutralized moments after carrying out the deadly attack.

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