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| Nairobi's Somali area Eastleigh hit by fatal blast | Nairobi's Somali area Eastleigh hit by fatal blast |
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| Three people have been killed in an explosion in a predominantly Somali area of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, Red Cross officials say. | |
| At least eight people were reportedly wounded by the blast. | At least eight people were reportedly wounded by the blast. |
| The explosion, near a mosque in the district of Eastleigh, comes two days after a bomb exploded in the same area, killing one. | The explosion, near a mosque in the district of Eastleigh, comes two days after a bomb exploded in the same area, killing one. |
| Kenya accuses Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militant group of trying to destabilise the country. | Kenya accuses Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militant group of trying to destabilise the country. |
| The explosion happened at around 19:30 local time (18:30 GMT). | |
| "Three ambulances are in the area. Police are patrolling, many residents have locked themselves in their houses," local resident Joe Chaudhry told AFP by telephone. | |
| Last month, Kenya accused al-Shabab of launching a grenade attack on a bus in Eastleigh, killing seven people. | Last month, Kenya accused al-Shabab of launching a grenade attack on a bus in Eastleigh, killing seven people. |
| Kenya last year sent its troops to fight al-Shabab in Somalia - they have now joined the 18,000-strong African Union (AU) force supporting the UN-backed government. | Kenya last year sent its troops to fight al-Shabab in Somalia - they have now joined the 18,000-strong African Union (AU) force supporting the UN-backed government. |