In Kenya, at least 12 people were killed in an attack in Mandera near Somali border. Police chief in Mandera County said, eleven men and one woman were killed in the blast at the Bishar Guest house, suspected to be carried out by the Somalia's al Shabaab group militants. <br/><br/>Police said the gunmen used grenades and improvised explosive devices in the attack. The Al-Shabaab group have targeted civilians in different parts of Kenya, since the army was sent into Somalia in 2011 to fight the Islamic insurgents.