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Deadly Blasts Rock Port City in Kenya Deadly Blasts Rock Port City in Kenya
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MOMBASA, Kenya — At least three people were killed in two explosions in Kenya’s port city of Mombasa on Saturday, witnesses and the local news media said. MOMBASA, Kenya — At least three people were killed in two explosions in Kenya’s port city of Mombasa on Saturday, witnesses and the local news media said.
One of the blasts erupted at a busy bus transport terminal, known as Mwembe Tayari, where a device inside a minibus exploded, killing three people, according to witnesses and local news reports.One of the blasts erupted at a busy bus transport terminal, known as Mwembe Tayari, where a device inside a minibus exploded, killing three people, according to witnesses and local news reports.
A second blast was heard at the Reef Hotel, which lies along the Indian Ocean coastline, but no casualties were reported in that explosion.A second blast was heard at the Reef Hotel, which lies along the Indian Ocean coastline, but no casualties were reported in that explosion.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Kenya has suffered several recent attacks in Mombasa and in the capital, Nairobi, for which the government has blamed the Shabab, a Somali militant group that opposes Kenya’s intervention in Somalia.There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Kenya has suffered several recent attacks in Mombasa and in the capital, Nairobi, for which the government has blamed the Shabab, a Somali militant group that opposes Kenya’s intervention in Somalia.