One killed in Nairobi bomb attack

Police in Nairobi stand guard at the site of a bomb blast that killed at least one person and critically injured around six …

Police in Nairobi stand guard at the site of a bomb blast that killed at least one person and critically injured around six others.

An explosion on a busy street in Nairobi, Kenya, today killed at least one person and injured about six others, police said.

Police said the explosion, at about 8 am (9am Irish time), appeared to be a suicide bombing.

The blast came after weeks of violence by a criminal gang called Mungiki, notorious for beheading its enemies. More than 30 people were killed by police last week in raids on a Nairobi slum which is a stronghold of the Mungiki, who have distributed leaflets calling for an uprising.

Tribal and criminal violence traditionally flares ahead of elections, and a presidential poll is due in December.

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