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| Breaking: Twin explosions kill three in Mombasa, Kenya | Breaking: Twin explosions kill three in Mombasa, Kenya |
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| Three people have reportedly been killed and several left injured after two explosions in the coastal city of Mombasa in Kenya. | |
| The three fatalities occurred when a grenade was hurled at a crowd near the Mwembe Tayari bus station in central Mombasa, according to the interior ministry. | |
| The second happened when an improvised explosive device (IED) was discovered in a bag at the Reef Hotel, in Nyali Beach just north of the city, where guests and staff were evacuated. The hotel is in tact and there were no injuries. | |
| The county commissioner for Mombasa, Nelson Marwa, arrived at the Mwembe Tayari scene and confirmed twin grenade attacks. | The county commissioner for Mombasa, Nelson Marwa, arrived at the Mwembe Tayari scene and confirmed twin grenade attacks. |
| Kenya has been hit by a wave of gun and explosive attacks since it sent its troops to Somalia to fight al-Shabab militants in 2011. The Al-Qaida-linked militants have vowed to carry out terrorist attacks on Kenyan soil to avenge the presence of Kenyan troops in Somalia. | |