#Al-Shabaab

Gunmen shot dead at least eight people in an ambush in Mandera County on Tuesday morning. The attack happened at Koromey, near Hagarsu along Arabia Road. Police said the attackers opened fire on a security vehicle escorting engineers and other staff on the Mandera-Arabia-Lafey road project. Preliminary police reports cited by The Star said five of the dead were engineers working on the road. Two were Kenya Police Reservists (KPR) assigned to protect the workers. The driver of the security vehicle suffered critical gunshot wounds. He died while being rushed to Mandera County Teaching and Referral Hospital. Pulse Sports Kenya reported that the other seven died at the scene. A police officer confirmed the attack. He said more officers had been sent to the area to pursue the gang. The Star reported that the attackers targeted the security escort directly. The newspaper said this raises fresh concerns about the safety of people building infrastructure in the region. The area lies near the Kenya-Somalia border, which The Star says al-Shabaab often crosses to stage attacks in Kenya. The reports did not say who carried out Tuesday's ambush. Police said…