Kenyan army foils attack on navy camp, six killed

The Kenyan military Sunday said it foiled an attempt to forcefully enter a navy camp in the coastal city of Mombasa, and shot dead six attackers.

Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) spokesman David Obonyo said that close to 15 attackers engaged in a pre-dawn assault on the heavily-guarded barracks, reported Xinhua.

"An unknown attacker armed with a machete first approached the sentry, and before the soldier could interrogate him, other attackers emerged from the nearby forest, prompting the soldiers to open fire," said Obonyo.

The soldiers on duty shot dead five attackers on the spot and killed another during the pursuit, and the rest of the gang fled into the forest. One soldier was also wounded, the spokesman added.