Hit on Kenya base kills 3 Americans

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Al-Shabab extremists on Sunday overran a key military base used by American counterterrorism forces in Kenya, killing three U.S. Defense Department personnel and damaging or destroying several U.S. aircraft and vehicles before they were repelled, U.S. and Kenyan authorities said. The predawn attack on the Manda Bay Airfield was the al-Qaida-linked group's first against U.S. forces in the East African country, and the military called the security situation "fluid" several hours after the assault. Five attackers were killed, Kenyan military spokesman Paul Njuguna said. Al-Shabab, based in neighboring Somalia, claimed responsibility for the assault. One U.S. serviceman and two...