10 policemen badly injured in Kenya grenade attack October 17, 2012 - 15:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At least 10 Kenyan policemen have been seriously injured in a grenade attack, BBC News reported. The officers were searching a house in Coast state near Mombasa, where they found weapons including an AK-47 rifle and two grenades. A police spokesperson said Somalia-based Islamists al-Shabab may have been behind the incident. Kenya has been hit by a series of grenade and gun attacks since it sent troops into Somalia to help fight the al-Qaeda-linked group last year. Aggrey Adoli, the head of police for Coast province, told reporters that three suspects were also killed in the exchange of fire following the attack. Suspected al-Shabab supporters have carried out a number of attacks over the past year in the Coast region, a popular tourist destination. Kenyan troops have been fighting against the group alongside their Somali counterparts under the banner of African Union forces since October 2011. At the end of last month they took al-Shabab's last Somali stronghold, the strategic port city of Kismayu. Partner news  Top stories Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed. Reports suggest the rebel fighters may have tried to blow up the walls of the prison, which holds some 4,000 inmates. Moscow has condemned other nations for supporting rebel forces and failing to condemn what it describes as terrorist attacks on the Syrian regime.   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. politicians seek answers about Google Glass  Some of the points in the letter were addressed during an interview in San Francisco with Google Glass director Steve Lee.Russia may deliver trucks, helicopters to Peru If the Kamaz and Mi-8 deals go ahead, Russia is prepared to set up centers for servicing the vehicles and aircraft, Goreslavsky said.Foxconn employees still being overworked, report says Apple joined the Fair Labor Association in 2012 after being slammed with criticism over the working conditions at Foxconn.April 24 declared non-work day in Glendale Berdj Karapetian, chairman of the Armenian National Committee, Glendale chapter, applauded the change in a statement. |
