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Five Mandera attack victims airlifted to counties for burial

By Ibrahim Adan Ali | 12h ago

The vehicle that was ferrying construction workers before they were ambushed by heavily armed gunmen in Mandera on November 10, 2026.  [Ibrahim Adan Ali, Standard]

Five of the eight people killed in Tuesday's deadly ambush in Mandera County have been airlifted to their home counties for burial, while three others were buried in Mandera on Tuesday evening according to Islamic rites.

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