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| Kenyan men arrested with 'mall IED' in Nairobi | Kenyan men arrested with 'mall IED' in Nairobi |
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| 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. | 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. |
| One of the men refused to be searched by security guards and was overpowered in a scuffle, a witness said. | One of the men refused to be searched by security guards and was overpowered in a scuffle, a witness said. |
| In 2013, al-Shabab gunmen killed 67 shoppers at Westgate mall in the city. | In 2013, al-Shabab gunmen killed 67 shoppers at Westgate mall in the city. |
| Police spokesman 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. | 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. | 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. |