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The Ministry of Interior and a senior KDF official confirmed that the gunmen were killed in shootout with the soldiers who are pursuing them in the forest.

"Five suspected attackers shot dead while escaping... three AK 47 guns and several ammunitions recovered in Bochai area, Mpeketoni in Lamu County saucony jazz original italia ," said the official.

The KDF official who sought anonymity said other attackers managed to escape and are being pursued.

"We have spotted the gunmen believed to have carried out the attacks. Our troops are advancing towards them. The attackers escaped into the thick forest within Garsen area," the official said.

The official said the soldiers were on normal patrols in the area when they clashed with the gunmen.

Lamu East police boss Samuel Obara said they have deployed more security personnel to the Kenya Somalia border. He said the officers are combing the Boni forest that is usually used as route for militia men to enter the country and carry out attacks.

"We have beef up security along the border and intensified the patrol. We have officers at our cutline and water points to deal with Al-Shabaab threats if they attempt to strike," Obara told Xinhua.

He said officers drawn from Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU) specialized in border surveillance have intensified surveillance. Obara said the police are working with Kenya military to secure the vast Kenya-Somalia border.

Unknown attackers struck the Mpeketoni saucony jazz original sconti , a farming community in the coast and killed more than 60 people in tormenting incidents on Sunday and Mon.