国际英语资讯:3 killed in Kenyas Manda Bay Airfield attack by al-Shabab: AFRICOM
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 5-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="service">service</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="contractors">contractors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Shabab">Shabab</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Manda">Manda</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="Airfield">Airfield</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Command">Command</span> (<span word="AFRICOM">AFRICOM</span>).</p><p><span word="Additionally">Additionally</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="evacuated">evacuated</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AFRICOM">AFRICOM</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span>, <span word="let">let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="harden">harden</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span>. <span word="Alongside">Alongside</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Shabab">Shabab</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="seeks">seeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="interests">interests</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Shabab">Shabab</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="haven">haven</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="homeland">homeland</span>, <span word="East">East</span> <span word="African">African</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>," <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Townsend">Townsend</span>, <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AFRICOM">AFRICOM</span>, <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compound">compound</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="indirect">indirect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="penetration">penetration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perimeter">perimeter</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AFRICOM">AFRICOM</span> <span word="repelled">repelled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Shabab">Shabab</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>. <span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="contractor">contractor</span>-<span word="operated">operated</span> <span word="civilian">civilian</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Manda">Manda</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="Airfield">Airfield</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="utilized">utilized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="forces">forces</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>, <span word="responding">responding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crises">crises</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Njuguna">Njuguna</span>, <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span>, <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Shabab">Shabab</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extremist">extremist</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>.</p>
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