At least 1 person died leaving at least 28 others injured on Sunday, when an explosion went off in downtown Nairobi and set a gas station on fire.
“One person has died from this explosion 28 others are still receiving treatment in hospitals around the city, the number of casualties might rise because businessmen and their customers were caught unaware,” Police Spokesman Erick Kiraithe told journalist late on Sunday.
AFP photographer said the blast went off around 11 a.m. local time near Nairobi's Kirinyaga Road injuring dozens of people and sending ambulances and police rushing to the scene. The injured were taken to a local hospital, where several were being treated for serious burns.
“One person has died from this explosion 28 others are still receiving treatment in hospitals around the city, the number of casualties might rise because businessmen and their customers were caught unaware,” Police Spokesman Erick Kiraithe told journalist late on Sunday.
AFP photographer said the blast went off around 11 a.m. local time near Nairobi's Kirinyaga Road injuring dozens of people and sending ambulances and police rushing to the scene. The injured were taken to a local hospital, where several were being treated for serious burns.
Omar Alwiya, a bus conductor, said he was sleeping at around 11 a.m. when he heard an explosion that shook the room he was in and filled it with dust. He rushed to the scene and found two shipping containers overturned, several cars destroyed and a fire at a gas station.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga visited the scene of the blast and said in a brief statement to reporters that at least 28 people had been injured.Dr. Peter Kamau Wanyoike said 29 people were admitted to Kenyatta National Hospital. Nine had burns on 60 percent of their body. Others were injured by falling glass or minor burns.
Authorities have not ruled whether the explosion was accidental or set on purpose, “It is still too early to ascertain the cause but we have our team of the anti terrorism police, our bomb experts and the officers from the Criminal Investigations Department on the ground,” the Spokesman added.
Kenya has experienced bombings in the past, most recently in December on a bus that was set to travel to the Ugandan capital, Kampala. At least two people died in that attack.
The Somali militant group al-Shabab which controls vast swathes of neighbouring Somalia,has repeatedly threatened to attack Kenya because of its support for the U.N.-backed Somali government in Mogadishu.
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