Gunmen believed to be al-Shabaab militants attacked a Safaricom telecommunications mast located within a school compound in Dadaab, Garissa county.
The incident happened on Sunday dawn in Abakaile village and left locals, including teachers at the school, shaken.
Police said a team managed to arrive at the scene at about 4 am.
The scene is near the porous Kenya-Somalia border.
Preliminary findings indicate that the attackers partially damaged the metallic door of the Safaricom mast installed within the school compound.
However, no explosives or extensive damage were immediately reported.
Police confirmed that all teachers at the school had been accounted for and none sustained injuries during the incident.
Security officers secured the area and indicated that a comprehensive search and processing of the scene would be conducted at first light to establish the full extent of the damage and gather evidence.
Authorities have not yet disclosed the number of attackers or whether the militants succeeded in disrupting communication services.
The incident comes amid heightened security operations in Garissa and other counties along Kenya’s border with Somalia, where security agencies continue to pursue militants targeting critical infrastructure, security installations and civilian facilities.
Source: the star Kenya
