Deadly explosion hits Nairobi rush hour

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Source: The Independent

A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up in Nairobi's business district during rush hour in the Kenyan capital yesterday, killing one other person and leaving more than 30 people injured as shards of glass flew through the air.

Initial reports suggested the attack was a suicide bombing, although police were unable to confirm it. "It looks like it was a terrorist attack," said one Western diplomat who had spoken to senior police officials.

The explosion happened at about 8am outside the Ambassador Hotel on Nairobi's busy Moi Avenue. Witnesses reported seeing a man try to get on a packed bus before turning and running towards the hotel. A local media outlet, KTN, reported that the bus had been heading for Nairobi's international airport. The blast took place outside the City Gate restaurant, on the ground floor of the Ambassador Hotel. The force of the blast ripped the clothes off those nearest to the explosion.

Pools of blood and body parts were splattered across the pavement outside the restaurant, in Nairobi's central business district. Hundreds of torn scraps of the Koran, many flecked with blood, surrounded the site of the blast.

Read more: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article2646259.ece

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