AP scoop widely cited on deadly al-Shabab attack

By Tom Odula

Tom Odula, reporter, Nairobi, confirmed the destruction of several U.S. military aircraft in a deadly al-Shabab attack on a Kenya base used by U.S. troops. The scoop was widely cited by The New York Times, The Guardian, the BBC and others. https://bit.ly/2T7jKoD

An internal Kenyan police report seen by The Associated Press says two fixed-wing aircraft,one U.S. and one Kenyan, were destroyed along with two U.S. helicopters and multiple U.S. vehicles at the Manda Bay military airstrip.https://t.co/gO7bcb3MfO

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