Kenya bombs Somalia al-Shabab bases after Garissa attack

Kenyan fighter jets have bombed positions of
militant Islamist group al-Shabab in
neighbouring Somalia, a military spokesman
has told the BBC.
The warplanes had targeted two camps in the
Gedo region, used by al-Shabab to cross into
Kenya, the spokesman added.
This is Kenya’s first response to an al-Shabab
assault which left 148 people dead at Garissa
University last week.
President Uhuru Kenyatta had vowed to
respond to the attack “in the severest way
possible”.

Fighter jets in action

Kenyan army spokesman David Obonyo told
the BBC that the military had responded to
“threats” by launching the air strike on
Sunday night in the remote region.
No further details of the operation were
available at this stage, he said.