Suspected Al-Shabaab militants destroyed a communication mast in Dabacity area in Mandera county of northeast Kenya on Tuesday night, officials confirmed on Wednesday.
Regional government official Mohamud Saleh said the militants were however repulsed and escaped towards to Somalia border. He said no one was injured during the attack.
Saleh downplayed the attack, saying the militants had attempted to attack the communication mast to cut telecommunication services in the area before they could carry out terror attack in the restive region.
The attack comes two days after the militants killed two military personnel in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Damasa area. The terrorists also engaged the military personnel in a shootout before escaping.
Three others were injured in the explosion that badly damaged the Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) that was racing on the road.
Security personnel in the area said the Improvised Explosive Device had been set up by Al-Shabaab militants who are roaming there.