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| New lead in Nairobi bus blasts |
| 2014-05-05 |
| Outrage is growing after suspected terrorists targeted two public service vehicles, this time in the capital city Nairobi. The 5.30pm twin blasts on the Thika Superhighway left at least two dead and dozens injured, at least three had their legs severed. Women and children were among the casualties in the latest campaign of terror. It came as police revealed that the terror suspects behind a similar attack on a bus in Mombasa on Saturday had been arrested and released by the courts. The two, Mr Suleiman Mohamed Said and Mr Jamal Mohamed Awadh, were in the Masjid Musa when police raided it in February to flush out radicalised youth who were attending a banned seminar on Islamic jihad. In the Nairobi attacks, Deputy head of bomb disposal Eliud Lagat said improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were used to maim passengersin the two 60-seater buses. Police spokesperson Zipporah Mboroki added that preliminary investigations indicated the IEDs had been planted in the buses. One was headed to Githurai from the city centre and the other to Mwiki. In the first explosion, which occurred at Roasters, the impact of the blast tore off the right side of the bus and shattered all the windows. Minutes later, the second explosion rocked the Mwiki–bound bus on the underpass near the Thika Road Mall. Mboroki said seven passengers suffered serious injuries and morethan 30 others had multiple injuries. The injured were rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), St Mary’s and Neema hospital in Kasarani. |
| Posted by:Steve White |