Kenyan army kills 21 al-Shabab militants in Somalia

The Kenyan army says it has killed at least 21 members of the Somalia-based al-Shabab Takfiri militant group during a firefight in the neighboring country.

Two Kenyan soldiers were also killed and five others injured during the clashes with the militants in the city of Afmadow in southern Somalia on Saturday afternoon, Kenyan military spokesman David Obonyo said.