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By CorrespondentNairobi — At least three people have been killed and several others wounded in an attack on Mandera Governor Ali Roba's convoy.
Two vehicles were also set ablaze in the attack that occurred on Arabia-Omar road earlier Friday morning, according to police.
Police and the Kenya Defence Forces personnel were pursuing the attackers who are said to have driven off one of the vehicles hijacked during the attack.
"The governor's vehicle had just passed and was not attacked," the source who referred us to the police headquarters for more details said. "The governor is safe."
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