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Kenya buses 'hit by blasts' in Nairobi Kenya buses 'hit by blasts' in Nairobi
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Two explosions have been reported on buses in the Kenyan capital Nairobi and there are fears of casualties, officials say.Two explosions have been reported on buses in the Kenyan capital Nairobi and there are fears of casualties, officials say.
Both blasts took place on Thika road, a busy highway in the north-east of the city. Both blasts went off on Thika road, a busy highway north-east of the city.
One of the explosions ripped open the side of a bus and a rescue operation was under way, NTV reported.One of the explosions ripped open the side of a bus and a rescue operation was under way, NTV reported.
Kenya has been hit by a spate of attacks blamed by the government on Somali Islamist group al-Shabab. Sunday's attack was the second in Kenya in as many days. Recent violence has been blamed by the government on Somali Islamist group al-Shabab.
On Saturday, a grenade was thrown in a bus in the coastal city of Mombasa leaving four people dead and another 15 wounded. The bus had just travelled from Nairobi. According to reports, the two explosions went off outside a hotel and at an underpass not far from Kasarani, north-east of the capital.
Television footage showed a large red bus with a big hole in its side and a green bus that had also sustained serious damage.
On Saturday, a grenade was thrown in a bus in the coastal city of Mombasa leaving four people dead and another 15 wounded. The bus had just travelled from Nairobi. There was a second blast near a beach-front hotel, but no-one was hurt.