Nairobi , Kenya ( CNN ) -- Two Kenyan police officers were injured in Dadaab refugee camp in Northern Kenya when their vehicle struck a land mine on Tuesday , according to a senior official . `` The police car was traveling from Hagadera camp to the Dadaab police station , '' said Dadaab District Commissioner Ndambuki Muthike . Muthike said that the rear of the vehicle struck the land mine and two policemen at the back of the vehicle sustained injuries . `` They are in a stable condition in Dadaab , '' said Muthike , adding that the injuries were not life-threatening . Less than two weeks ago another police vehicle struck a land mine on the same road without detonating it . Kenyan troops are battling the Islamic extremist group Al-Shabaab in neighboring Somalia . `` With the fighting in Somalia , '' Muthike said , `` we now have some of the terrorist here in Dadaab . But this is an isolated incident . '' The increasing danger caused by the escalating conflict in Somalia is a concern especially for children , the United Nations Children 's Fund said in a statement . `` Somali children 's lives are being put more and more in grave danger with the increasing conflict , '' said UNICEF representative Sikander Khan . According to the U.N. 's monitoring and reporting mechanism , 24 children have been killed in the conflict in October -- nearly double the number of child killings confirmed in every other month this year . Another 58 children sustained serious injuries last month , the largest number of children injured as a result of the armed conflict in Somalia in any month this year . The U.N. has confirmed nearly 300 children seriously injured and over 100 children killed in the ongoing conflict this year . Though the death rate is already high , Khan believes it could be even greater , because many deaths go unreported . `` Increasing numbers of children and civilians are being caught in attacks and cross-fire across the south and centre of Somalia , '' said Khan . The recruitment and use of children for armed services and sexual violence against children and women are other concerns for UNICEF . Khan has called for an end to the violence by all parties involved in the Somalia conflict . `` All children must immediately be assured of safety and protection from hostile acts , '' the statement said . The escalating violence also threatens the delivery of humanitarian assistance to people in the region who need help . `` Many of the hundreds of thousands of children already facing a situation of life and death due to famine and disease are now facing the risk of having life-saving assistance cut off to them . '' Since the abduction of two foreign workers of Doctors Without Borders , U.N. and charity groups have significantly scaled back their humanitarian work at the world 's largest refugee camp .
Kenyan officers injured when their vehicle strikes a land mine . Another police vehicle strikes a land mine less than two weeks ago . The escalating conflict in Somalia affects people on both sides of the conflict . U.N. : 24 Somali children killed , 58 injured in October .