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| Explosion rocks central Nairobi | Explosion rocks central Nairobi |
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| At least one person has been killed and several others injured in a blast in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, police say. | At least one person has been killed and several others injured in a blast in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, police say. |
| Witnesses say the explosion happened inside a cafe near the Ambassador Hotel, in the centre of the city. | Witnesses say the explosion happened inside a cafe near the Ambassador Hotel, in the centre of the city. |
| Initial reports suggest it was a suicide bomber who detonated a bomb, but this has not been confirmed. | |
| The area has been sealed off by police and the military. The blast was just two blocks away from where the US embassy was bombed in 1998. | |
| The blast happened at about 0800 (0500 GMT), witnesses said. | |
| "It was a huge explosion that occurred as I was headed to [the] office, I suspect it was a bomb," Paul Mwangi was quoted by AFP news agency as saying. | |
| Police confirmed that one person was killed and about six others injured in the blast, without giving any further details. | |
| There are police sniffer dogs combing the area for further explosives and medical support services are on standby, the BBC's Karen Allen in Nairobi says. | |
| This explosion happened not far from the US embassy that was bombed in 1998, leaving 213 people dead. | |
| Police are trying to control the crowds, clearly concerned that history may be repeating itself, our correspondent says. | |
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