Three dead, several injured in Kenya after Mandera bound bus hits an IED

At least three people have been killed and several injured when a bus they were traveling on, was hit by a bomb set on Arabia Road in Mandera county.

The bus was heading to Mandera Town from Lafey on Wednesday morning when it ran on an Improvised Explosive Devise .

Witnesses said the bus was badly damaged after it was hit by the explosive. Pictures taken at the site showed the bus roof ripped off with casualties lying around the scene.

Police said they fear the number of casualties will increase. Mandera governor Ali Roba also confirmed the deaths.

This comes a day after security agents repulsed an attempt by al-Shabaab militants to attack a police camp in Lafey, Mandera County in the latest such incident.