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| Kenyan police clash with al-Shabab in Garissa County | Kenyan police clash with al-Shabab in Garissa County |
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| Kenyan police have been involved in a fierce gun battle with militant Islamists in north-eastern Garissa County, leaving one officer wounded, a government spokesman has told the BBC. | Kenyan police have been involved in a fierce gun battle with militant Islamists in north-eastern Garissa County, leaving one officer wounded, a government spokesman has told the BBC. |
| The al-Shabab militants had ambushed the police near Yumbis village in Garissa County, Mwenda Njoka added. | The al-Shabab militants had ambushed the police near Yumbis village in Garissa County, Mwenda Njoka added. |
| He dismissed as propaganda al-Shabab's claim that at least 20 policemen were killed in the attack. | He dismissed as propaganda al-Shabab's claim that at least 20 policemen were killed in the attack. |
| Al-Shabab is a Somalia-based group which has stepped up attacks in Kenya. | Al-Shabab is a Somalia-based group which has stepped up attacks in Kenya. |
| In April, it carried out a siege on Garissa University College and 148 people were killed. | |
| Last week, the militants briefly invaded a mosque in Yumbis and warned residents not to work with the government. | Last week, the militants briefly invaded a mosque in Yumbis and warned residents not to work with the government. |
| BBC Africa security correspondent Tomi Oladipo says al-Shabab appears to be entrenching itself in Kenya, despite government efforts to defeat the militants. | BBC Africa security correspondent Tomi Oladipo says al-Shabab appears to be entrenching itself in Kenya, despite government efforts to defeat the militants. |
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