Sober wrote:This happened in mandera after the truck stepped on an explosive suspected to be planted by the outlawed al-shabaab group.
IED (Improvised Explosive Device). The bane of Americans in Afghanistan and in Iraq. This is one reason why Kenya bought Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAPS) from S.A - for transporting the majeshi.
IEDs could be a pointer of nvolvement of oreign fighters from the middle east. some can be detonated by a cell phone...