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Kenyan man arrested with 'mall IEDs' in Nairobi Kenyan men arrested with 'mall IED' in Nairobi
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A man has been arrested at a shopping centre in Kenya's capital with three explosive devices, which have since been detonated in controlled explosions, police say. Three men have been arrested at a shopping centre in Kenya's capital with a suspected explosive device, which has since been detonated in a controlled explosion, police say.
The Garden City Mall, one of the biggest shopping centres in the city, has also been evacuated.The Garden City Mall, one of the biggest shopping centres in the city, has also been evacuated.
Security at Nairobi's shopping complexes has been stepped up since an attack on the Westgate mall. One of the men refused to be searched by security guards and was overpowered in a scuffle, a witness said.
In 2013, four al-Shabab gunmen opened fire on shoppers killing 67 people. In 2013, al-Shabab gunmen killed 67 shoppers at Westgate mall in the city.
The man, who is now in custody, did not have any identification papers on him, police spokesperson Charles Owino told the BBC. Police spokesman is George Kinoti said the three men in custody were all Kenyans and the explosives were discovered in one of their bags.
The BBC's Alastair Leithead in Nairobi says it is believed to have been a small explosive device with a battery and a mobile phone attached, which could have been used as a trigger.
Private security firm Securex Agencies has told people to avoid the area near the Garden City Mall on Thika road in north-eastern Nairobi until it had been "declared safe by the authorities".Private security firm Securex Agencies has told people to avoid the area near the Garden City Mall on Thika road in north-eastern Nairobi until it had been "declared safe by the authorities".
Since the Westgate siege, al-Shabab has launched a number of high-profile attacks, including one on a university in Garissa, in north-eastern Kenya, in which close to 150 people died in April.Since the Westgate siege, al-Shabab has launched a number of high-profile attacks, including one on a university in Garissa, in north-eastern Kenya, in which close to 150 people died in April.
Security at Nairobi's shopping complexes has been stepped up since the 2013 attack.
The Westgate shopping reopened in July.The Westgate shopping reopened in July.