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| Six killed in Nairobi explosions in Kenya | Six killed in Nairobi explosions in Kenya |
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| Six people have been killed in explosions in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, officials say. | Six people have been killed in explosions in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, officials say. |
| Several people were wounded in the attack, which took place in the Eastleigh suburb of the city. | Several people were wounded in the attack, which took place in the Eastleigh suburb of the city. |
| Eastleigh is known as "Little Mogadishu" because of its large Somali population. | Eastleigh is known as "Little Mogadishu" because of its large Somali population. |
| Eyewitnesses said devices appeared to have been thrown towards a bus stop and a food kiosk as people made their way home for the evening. | Eyewitnesses said devices appeared to have been thrown towards a bus stop and a food kiosk as people made their way home for the evening. |
| Kenya's Standard newspaper said that the twin blasts went off some 50m (165ft) apart on 11th Street, and some of those caught up in the attack had serious injuries. | Kenya's Standard newspaper said that the twin blasts went off some 50m (165ft) apart on 11th Street, and some of those caught up in the attack had serious injuries. |
| "We suspect it is a grenade," a local police officer told AFP. | "We suspect it is a grenade," a local police officer told AFP. |
| Eastleigh has seen several recent grenade attacks, including one in December last year that killed four people. | Eastleigh has seen several recent grenade attacks, including one in December last year that killed four people. |
| A week ago six people died when assailants burst into a church near the Kenyan port of Mombasa and opened fire on worshippers. | A week ago six people died when assailants burst into a church near the Kenyan port of Mombasa and opened fire on worshippers. |
| Kenya's government has ordered all Somali refugees living in towns to move into designated camps in a bid to end the attacks. | Kenya's government has ordered all Somali refugees living in towns to move into designated camps in a bid to end the attacks. |
| Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku said the directive had been issued because of the "emergency security challenges" facing Kenya. A refugee group condemned the decision as illegal. | Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku said the directive had been issued because of the "emergency security challenges" facing Kenya. A refugee group condemned the decision as illegal. |
| Kenya has several thousand troops in Somalia, helping the UN-backed government tackle al-Shabab, who are linked to al-Qaeda. | Kenya has several thousand troops in Somalia, helping the UN-backed government tackle al-Shabab, who are linked to al-Qaeda. |
| Although no group said it was behind the latest attack, many are blaming it on the Somali militant group al-Shabab. | Although no group said it was behind the latest attack, many are blaming it on the Somali militant group al-Shabab. |
| Four members of the group were behind the four-day siege at a shopping centre in Nairobi last September, in which 67 people died. | Four members of the group were behind the four-day siege at a shopping centre in Nairobi last September, in which 67 people died. |
| The militants are alleged to have stayed in Eastleigh before launching the attack. | |
| President Uhuru Kenyatta has said Kenya's tourism sector is "on its knees" because of the threat from Islamist militants. | President Uhuru Kenyatta has said Kenya's tourism sector is "on its knees" because of the threat from Islamist militants. |
| Mr Kenyatta met ethnic Somali leaders last week to ask for their help in identifying people they thought may be behind recent attacks in the capital. | Mr Kenyatta met ethnic Somali leaders last week to ask for their help in identifying people they thought may be behind recent attacks in the capital. |
| "We all have a responsibility to bring this to an end," Mr Kenyatta said. | "We all have a responsibility to bring this to an end," Mr Kenyatta said. |