Roadside bomb kills Kenyan police officers near Somali border

Blast claimed by Islamist insurgents follows attack in Mogadishu that killed eight

A roadside bomb hit a police vehicle patrolling near Kenya's border with Somalia on Saturday, killing several of the 11 officers inside, a Kenyan police spokesman has said.

Separately, another blast in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killed eight people, according to emergency services.