KDF Helicopter Crashed In Lamu County, Boni Forest

Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) helicopter has crashed in Lamu killing an unknown number of personnel who were on board during a routine patrol according to the announcement made on Tuesday

In a statement, KDF identified the plane that crashed as a Huey Helicopter but did not reveal the number of soldiers on board when it crashed on Monday night.

“The crew and other military personnel on-board were part of an air surveillance squadron intensifying day and night patrols and surveillance for the ongoing operation Amani Boni. The leadership and entire KDF fraternity consoles with the families of the crew.” KDF said in a statement

KDF further noted that a board of inquiry had been constituted and dispatched to the scene to establish the cause of the crash.

Lamu County has been prone to cases of terrorist attacks that caused the death of several people including police officers. Earlier this month, at least 14 KDF officers died after their vehicle on patrol ran over an IED device

Multi-agency teams are involved in major operations in areas near the Kenya-Somalia border amid sporadic attacks. The attacks have left dozens of people dead including security agents. Others are nursing wounds.

Government officials have, however, said they have managed to thwart dozens of planned attacks by the terrorists killing some of them and recovering materials.

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