Al-shabaab attack

A lone gunman entered a military base in Somalia and killed at least three Kenyan peacekeepers yesterday, the latest attack by extremist fighters who oppose the presence of foreigners in the Horn of Africa nation, according to Kenya’s military. The gunman fired his rifle indiscriminately, wounding five other soldiers before he was gunned down, said a Kenyan military official. The attack took place at the Sarira Forward Operating Base in the Lower Jubba region of southern Somalia near Kenya. Al-shabaab through its media confirmed it had carried out the attack.