Three people have been killed in an armed attack in Mandera County, Kenya

August 2nd local time, officials in Mandera County, Kenya, confirmed that the extremist group al-Shabab had ambushed two cars in a border town in Mandera County on July 31st, killing three people. Local force commanders say more special forces have been deployed to hunt down the attackers.

Mandera County is located in north-eastern Kenya and borders Somalia. Such terrorist attacks have occurred frequently here in recent years, and the security situation is worrying.