Bus attacked in Kenya, three killed

Three people were killed after a bus was attacked in Kenya, near the Somalia border, local officials say.

There is no information about the situation and location of other travelers.

The bus was traveling from Mombasa and was targeted in Lamu County when heavily armed people stopped it by hitting it with a hail of bullets.

There is no known identity for the attackers, however, the militant al-Shabab group has carried out a series of attacks in the country, the BBC writes.

The attackers have not been identified, but the Somalia-based militant al-Shabab group has carried out a number of attacks in the country.

Local authorities say security forces are in pursuit of attackers who left the scene.

Kenya has troops in Somalia supporting the United Nations-backed government in its fight against al-Shabab.

The country has been on high alert during Christmas and New Year's holidays, following intelligence reports that al-Shabab can conduct attacks, Periscope follows.