At least six people killed and 25
injured in three bomb blasts in predominantly Somali area of Kenyan capital.
At least six people have been killed
and up to 25 injured after three bombs were thrown in a busy part of the
predominantly-Somali area of Kenya's capital, Nairobi.
The blasts on Monday targeted
roadside food stalls and restaurants in the Eastleigh suburb of the city, known
as "little Mogadishu" for its large immigrant population.
The first hit a roadside where women
were selling food. Two more were thrown into separate restaurants. Most of the
victims were believed to have died in one of the restaurants.
No group or individual has claimed
the attacks. However in the past, such attacks in the area have been blamed on
Somalia's al-Shabab armed group.
Benson Kibue, Nairobi's police
commander said: "I want to assure all Kenyans that we are doing everything
we can and that they are safe, we are securing everything."
Kenya's president, Uhuru Kenyatta, is under increasing pressure
to secure the capital, scene of the Westgate Mall attack last year al-Shabab,
which left 67 people dead.
Al-Shabab has targeted Kenya after
the government sent troops into Somalia to fight alongside government forces
there.
Al Jazeera's Tania Page, said Nairobi
had grown more tense in the last week after the government ordered all
refugees, most of whom are Somali, to leave urban areas and head to two
designated refugee camps.
The order followed the deaths of six
people in a gun attack on a church service a week ago in Mombassa.
"The government says that's
because some of the people responsible for recent attacks have been
refugees," said Page.
"The people of Eastleigh argue
they are suffering collective punishment for the actions of a few."
Source: Al-Jazeera
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