The Ministry of Interior Coordination has released a statement saying that there was an attempted Al Shabaab attack at Yumbis Village in Garissa last Thursday evening. The villagers had spotted the gunmen in the areas and promptly notified the security forces on the ground.

This led to a gun battle between the forces and the militants. The forces ultimately thwarted the attack but that hasn't stopped Kenyans from complaining on Twitter.

This can be seen in their tweets which have made the hash tag YumbisUnderSiege trend:

https://twitter.com/emkaloki/status/601635265166344192

https://twitter.com/KinyanBoy/status/601635909075873792

https://twitter.com/C_NyaKundiH/status/601634577526988800

https://twitter.com/KinyanBoy/status/601632582351073280

https://twitter.com/SammieKeige/status/601643981181734912

https://twitter.com/jkanana_/status/601641528445009920

https://twitter.com/emkaloki/status/601647563679408129

https://twitter.com/LordGichohi/status/601648103867953152

https://twitter.com/ItsMutai/status/601653918926508032

https://twitter.com/rey_mahrl/status/601665028878630912

https://twitter.com/kelvinmwiti10/status/601665235297132544