Kenya: Roadside bomb explodes killing extremist planting it

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan police official says an Islamic extremist died in Kenya's north when a roadside bomb he was planting exploded.

Suleiman Rashid, a senior officer in the northern town of Mandera, said Saturday that officers on patrol came across five suspected members of Somalia's al-Shabab extremist group planting a roadside bomb.

Rashid said the officers shot at the suspected rebels who panicked and detonated the bomb killing one insurgent while the others escaped.

Mandera has experienced several attacks in this month that officials attribute to a group that has splintered from al-Shabab, who are allied to al-Qaida, and have instead pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group.

Al-Shabab has vowed retribution on Kenya for sending troops to Somalia to fight the Islamic extremists.

-- (c) Associated Press 2015-12-27

I love good news stories

It is a sad news story.

Sad because four of them escaped.

Instant karma.

Own goals are always good news.

A belated christmas present... still counts though.

Does he still qualify for martydom into the Kingdom of Allah.......and the 72 virgins?

Does he still qualify for martydom into the Kingdom of Allah.......and the 72 virgins?

Probably ended up as one of 72 virgins for some other martyr because he buggered up...

Does he still qualify for martydom into the Kingdom of Allah.......and the 72 virgins?

Probably ended up as one of 72 virgins for some other martyr because he buggered up...

Pun intended?

It is a sad news story.

Sad because four of them escaped.

my thoughts exactly....but don't we all like the good news anyway......He he he...

Edited December 27, 201510 yr by off road pat

Are we sure he was a Muslim?because we keep getting told it's only a small percentage of the worlds terrorists are Muslims ,by some posters

Are we sure he was a Muslim?because we keep getting told it's only a small percentage of the worlds terrorists are Muslims ,by some posters

You are confused.

It's not a small proportion of the world's terrorists that are Muslim....at a guess I would say most terrorists these days are Muslim.

The Muslim terrorists are a small proportion of the Muslims.

Are we sure he was a Muslim?because we keep getting told it's only a small percentage of the worlds terrorists are Muslims ,by some posters

You are confused.

It's not a small proportion of the world's terrorists that are Muslim....at a guess I would say most terrorists these days are Muslim.

The Muslim terrorists are a small proportion of the Muslims.

But in the west at least ,the majority seem to back them ,as they will not tell on them .

Are we sure he was a Muslim?because we keep getting told it's only a small percentage of the worlds terrorists are Muslims ,by some posters

Fair chance he was Christian, or a Hindu Terrorist or a Nepalise Buddhist Terrorist. Why does everyone blame Muslims so often these days ? ?

Edited December 28, 201510 yr by Catoni

Maybe the incident went something like this: https://youtu.be/xI5A2NiFE6g?t=4

At any rate...more good news coming from the ME lately...

Another bites the dust, another bites the dust

Another one gone, another one gone

Another bites the dust, another bites the dust

like who cares?