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Kenya buses hit by twin blasts in Nairobi Kenya buses hit by deadly twin blasts in Nairobi
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One person is reported killed and at least 27 others wounded in two blasts on passenger buses in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Two people have been killed and at least 62 others were wounded in two explosions on passenger buses in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, officials say.
Both blasts went off on Thika road, a busy highway north-east of the city.Both blasts went off on Thika road, a busy highway north-east of the city.
One of the explosions ripped open the side of a bus and a rescue operation was under way, NTV reported. The buses were crowded at the time of the explosions, which police said were caused by improvised devices.
Sunday's attack was the second in Kenya in as many days. Recent violence has been blamed by the government on Somali Islamist group al-Shabab.Sunday's attack was the second in Kenya in as many days. Recent violence has been blamed by the government on Somali Islamist group al-Shabab.
According to reports, the two explosions went off outside a hotel and at an underpass not far from Kasarani, north-east of the capital.According to reports, the two explosions went off outside a hotel and at an underpass not far from Kasarani, north-east of the capital.
Television footage showed a large red bus with a big hole in its side and a green bus that had also sustained serious damage. Kenya's National Disaster Operations Centre said 20 of those wounded were in a critical condition.
There has been no official confirmation of the number of casualties. The buses were badly damaged by the explosions. Television footage showed a gaping hole in one, while the doors and windows were blown out of the other.
Deputy police chief Moses Ombati, quoted by the Associated Press, said one person had died in the attacks.
A doctor treating casualties at Ruaraka Uhai Neema Hospital, Antonio Milito, told Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper that two people had been killed.
On Saturday, a grenade was thrown in a bus in the coastal city of Mombasa leaving four people dead and another 15 wounded. The bus had just travelled from Nairobi. There was a second blast near a beach-front hotel, but no-one was hurt.On Saturday, a grenade was thrown in a bus in the coastal city of Mombasa leaving four people dead and another 15 wounded. The bus had just travelled from Nairobi. There was a second blast near a beach-front hotel, but no-one was hurt.
The al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabab has carried out several attacks in Kenya since 2011, when Kenya sent troops into Somalia to battle it. The al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabab has launched a series of attacks against Kenyan targets in recent years in retaliation for Kenya's military involvement in Somalia since 2011.
In September, at least 67 people were killed when al-Shabab fighters seized the upmarket Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi for four days.
Kenya has vowed to halt attacks by militant Islamists and arrested some 2,000 people in the capital last month.Kenya has vowed to halt attacks by militant Islamists and arrested some 2,000 people in the capital last month.