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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 outside 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. Initial reports suggest a suicide bomber carried out the attack 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 area has been sealed off by police and the military. The blast was close to the site of the 1998 US embassy bombing which killed 213 people.
The blast happened at about 0800 (0500 GMT), witnesses said. The al-Qaeda network said it carried out that attack.
"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. After the blast, people just started screaming and running all over Johnson Nyaga, eyewitness class="" href="/1/hi/world/africa/6740345.stm">'People were screaming' class="" href="/1/hi/world/africa/6740693.stm">'My brush with bomber'
Police confirmed that one person was killed and about six others injured in the blast, without giving any further details. Monday's explosion happened at about 0800 local time (0500 GMT) outside the City Gate Restaurant.
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. It remains unclear if it was a suicide bomber.
This explosion happened not far from the US embassy that was bombed in 1998, leaving 213 people dead. One eyewitness told the BBC from hospital that he was knocked to the floor by a man running away just before the explosion.
Police are trying to control the crowds, clearly concerned that history may be repeating itself, our correspondent says. Robert Maritim said he had been having his shoes shined near the blast and believed the man killed was a street sweeper.
Another witness said a man detonated a bomb inside the cafe. Other reports said it was a grenade blast outside.
Are you in the area? Did you see what happened? If you have any information you would like to share with the BBC you can do so using the form below: Shop windows nearby were shattered and the area has now been cordoned off as anti-terrorist police with sniffer dogs comb the scene for further explosives.
You can send pictures and video to: yourpics@bbc.co.uk or to send via MMS please dial +44 (0)7725 100 100. Police later said one person had been killed and about six others injured in the blast.
Do not endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. Torn pieces of the Koran were found near a body outside the cafe but at this stage it is not clear if they are linked to this attack, the BBC's Karen Allen in Nairobi says.
class="bodl" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/2780295.stm#yourpics">Click here for terms and conditions on sending photos and video Last week, more than 30 people were killed in Nairobi during a three-day police crackdown on suspected members of the outlawed Mungiki sect.
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