One US military service member and two contractors were killed in an Islamist attack on a military base in Kenya.
BBC reports Islamist militant group al-Shabab attacked the base, used by Kenyan and US forces, in the popular coastal region of Lamu.
The US military said in a statement that two others from the Department of Defense were wounded.
They say the wounded Americans are currently in stable condition and being evacuated.
Witnesses to the attack reported hearing gunfire and seeing plumes of black smoke emerge from Camp Simba on Manda Island.
Commander of US Africa Command, General Stephen Townsend,, added in a statement: their thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of their teammates who lost their lives.
[Source: BBC]
