Deadly explosion hits Nairobi bus stop

Kenyan Red Cross reports one dead and eight injured in explosion, hours after grenade attack at bar in capital At least one person has died in an explosion at a bus stop in Nairobi, hours after a grenade attack at a bar in the Kenyan capital. The second blast, at a crowded bus stop in a working-class neighbourhood, was reported by the Kenyan Red Cross. It said on Twitter that one person had been killed and another eight had been taken to Kenyatta national hospital. The grenade blast wounded a dozen people, three critically. The attacks, which have not been linked, have raised fears of reprisals from Islamist groups for Kenya’s support in fighting Islamists in neighbouring Somalia. The US embassy in Kenya warned two days ago of an imminent attack, Reuters said. Mathew Iteere, the Kenyan police commissioner, said there was no firm link between the two blasts and Somalia’s al-Shabaab rebels, who have been linked to al-Qaida. Kenya Africa Jo Adetunji guardian.co.uk

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