The two doctors were traveling in a government vehicle with a police escort when two Toyota Probox cars blocked their way and opened fire, Kenyan police said.
“This place just borders Bula Hawo township in Somalia, under the strong influence of al-Shabab militants for a long time," an official said.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.Terrorist organization al-Shabab is suspected of kidnapping two Cuban doctors in an ambush that left a police bodyguard dead in Mandera, Kenya, authorities said.
Correa and Hernandez, who arrived in Mandera last summer, were popular doctors in the community due to their ability to offer rare treatments and surgeries to patients who traveled from across Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia for care, according to Ohito. Mandera is located in the northwest region of Kenya near the borders of Somalia and Ethiopia.last year where they discussed potential safety concerns that came with their work in the area.
In November an Italian volunteer, Silvia Romano, was kidnapped in southern Kenya’s coastal region by gunmen linked to al-Shabab. She has not been found.
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