9 KDF soldiers killed in Somalia.

At least nine members of the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) have died after a car they were traveling in detonated an explosive device in the Gherille area of Gedo, Somalia.

It is reported that five other soldiers were also injured in the incident on Monday afternoon.

The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a truck belonging to al-Shabaab militants.

The truck was in a convoy that had just returned to fetch water from one part of Kenya and was crossing over to Somalia.

Details of the incident were few and the soldiers at the Defense Department headquarters did not give full information of what happened.

Pictures of the truck involved in the incident showed that it was badly damaged.

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