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4 Aid Workers Killed in Kenya When Vehicle Runs Over Mine

by Reuters

   NAIROBI --

   A Kenyan government official says four Kenyan aid workers have died
   after their vehicle hit a mine near the Dadaab refugee camp in the
   eastern county of Garissa.
   Mohamud Saleh, the northeastern regional coordinator, said Tuesday the
   vehicle belonged to African Development Solutions. He says the mine is
   thought to have been planted by al-Shabab extremists based in
   neighboring Somalia.
   At least 34 people have died, including 20 police officers, in similar
   explosions in Kenya in the past three weeks.
   Analysts call it a change in strategy by al-Shabab, which has been
   carrying out attacks inside Kenya since 2011. The extremist group has
   called the attacks revenge for Kenya sending troops to Somalia to fight
   the militants.