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| Kenya buses hit by deadly twin blasts in Nairobi | Kenya buses hit by deadly twin blasts in Nairobi |
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| Three people have been killed and at least 62 others wounded in two explosions on passenger buses in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, officials say. | |
| Both blasts went off on Thika road, a busy highway north-east of the city. | Both blasts went off on Thika road, a busy highway north-east of the city. |
| The buses were crowded at the time of the explosions, which police said were caused by improvised devices. | The buses were crowded at the time of the explosions, which police said were caused by improvised devices. |
| 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. | 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. |
| According to reports, the two explosions went off outside a hotel and at an underpass not far from Kasarani, north-east of the capital. | According to reports, the two explosions went off outside a hotel and at an underpass not far from Kasarani, north-east of the capital. |
| Kenya's National Disaster Operations Centre said 20 of those wounded were in a critical condition. | Kenya's National Disaster Operations Centre said 20 of those wounded were in a critical condition. |
| The buses were badly damaged by the explosions. Television footage showed a gaping hole in one, while the doors and windows were blown out of the other. | The buses were badly damaged by the explosions. Television footage showed a gaping hole in one, while the doors and windows were blown out of the other. |
| 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. | 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. |
| The al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabab has launched a series of attacks against Kenyan targets in recent years in retaliation for Kenya's military involvement in Somalia since 2011. | The al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabab has launched a series of attacks against Kenyan targets in recent years in retaliation for Kenya's military involvement in Somalia since 2011. |
| In September, at least 67 people were killed when al-Shabab fighters seized the upmarket Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi for four days. | In September, at least 67 people were killed when al-Shabab fighters seized the upmarket Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi for four days. |
| Kenya has vowed to halt attacks by militant Islamists and arrested some 2,000 people in the capital last month. | Kenya has vowed to halt attacks by militant Islamists and arrested some 2,000 people in the capital last month. |