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<\/a>NAIROBI; KENYA – One of the victims of the Wednesday night blast in Eastleigh, Nairobi has succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment.<\/p>\nPolice said Peter Kyalo, a casual worker died hours after he was rushed to hospital while six others who were all pedestrians were treated and discharged.<\/p>\n
One victim is still admitted in hospital with serious but stable injuries.<\/p>\n
The blast happened in Joska area, a few meters from where another explosion had occurred on November 16 outside a supermarket.<\/p>\n
Police and witnesses said the explosion, which went off at about 7 pm on Wednesday is believed to have been abandoned or planted on the road.<\/p>\n
Bomb experts are expected at the scene on Thursday morning for further analysis.<\/p>\n
Nairobi Area police boss Moses Ombati said the blast was caused by a bomb.<\/p>\n
“No arrest has been made so far but we have confirmed it is an improvised bomb,” he said.<\/p>\n
The blast seemed to have been set off from a distance or one of the victims stepped on it before it went off hitting the pedestrians, police said.<\/p>\n
Ombati said they are interested to know how and why three blasts have occurred in the same area in the past month.<\/p>\n
“It seems this is the work of one person because the concentration has been there for long. We will know,” said Ombati.<\/p>\n
Bomb experts who arrived at the scene said it was an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).<\/p>\n
The explosion caused a crater where it went off.<\/p>\n
Police had difficult time controlling a crowd that gathered there even as Ombati who arrived shouted at them to move saying a secondary one could occur.<\/p>\n
Few meters away from the Wednesday night incident a suspected terrorist was arrested as after an explosion he planned to detonate inside a supermarket went off and injured him in November.<\/p>\n
Witnesses told police the suspect was in the company of two others and had arrived outside the supermarket aboard a motorbike when the incident happened.<\/p>\n
The suspect was later charged in court with planning to cause deaths.<\/p>\n
Kenya has experienced a series of explosions after troops rolled into Somalia last year to hunt down Al-Shabaab militants who had been blamed for several insecurity incidents.<\/p>\n
It is believed the attacks are being committed by remnants of the terror group.<\/p>\n
Sources The Standard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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