October 24th, Nairobi, Kenya explosions kill 1 person and injure 8 others. It looked just like any other afternoon in Nairobi when a bomb was set off at a crowded bus station.
Reports say that the U.S. embassy warned of a imminent terroist attack just two days before. It was not said who was suspected of carrying out the attack. Due to this possible threat, it urged U.S. citizens to defer visiting the country. It also had limited official government visits. It was thought that the bombings would go off where tourists were more likely to congregate.
An earlier bombing also occurred earlier that day just two blocks at a night club. There were 12 injured at this explosion but no deaths.
Kenya sent troops into Somalia to pursue Al-shabaab, an Islamic group considered to be a terrorist group. Beliefs are that the tourist and aid worker abductions have been carried out by this group. Al-shabaab has threatened Kenya with physical force if it does not leave Somalia.
However, there is no concrete information at this moment.
Sergio Vargas
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