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A grenade has been thrown at British tourists in Mombasa, Kenya, but failed to explode, it has been reported. | |
The Foreign Office says it is "urgently looking into" reports that a number of tourists travelling in a vehicle in the Likoni district were attacked. | |
Mombasa's police chief Robert Kitur said the grenade had been detonated safely by experts. | Mombasa's police chief Robert Kitur said the grenade had been detonated safely by experts. |
He said police were investigating the incident and looking for the man who threw the grenade and fled. | |
They were travelling from the Indian Ocean coastal resort of Diani to a wildlife safari at Kenya's world famous Maasai Mara national park. | |
Kenya's Standard newspaper reported that the driver went to a police station to report the incident. It said two UK tourists were in the van at the time. | |
The British High Commission in Kenya said they had "heard the reports and are investigating", but gave no further details. | |
The attack comes as Kenya celebrates its 50 years of independence from former colonial rulers Britain. | |
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