At least 28 people injured in Kenya blast
- 12 years ago
Kenyan rescue workers and medical staff rush to treat the injured after blast tore through Nairobi's business district.
Doctors at Kenyatta National hospital say as many as as 28 people were injured with at least four of them reportedly in serious condition.
The lunch hour explosion blew clothing and shoes through the window of a local store.
It isn't clear what caused the blast.
SOUNDBITE: Kenyan Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere saying:
"From the preliminary investigations we can rule out a grenade or a bomb attack, most probably it is an electric fault; I am from the site and all indications point to that direction."
The blast in Nairobi came as Kenya experiences a surge in violence throughout the country much of which has been blamed on al Shabab militants linked to al Qaeda.
Deborah Gembara, Reuters
Doctors at Kenyatta National hospital say as many as as 28 people were injured with at least four of them reportedly in serious condition.
The lunch hour explosion blew clothing and shoes through the window of a local store.
It isn't clear what caused the blast.
SOUNDBITE: Kenyan Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere saying:
"From the preliminary investigations we can rule out a grenade or a bomb attack, most probably it is an electric fault; I am from the site and all indications point to that direction."
The blast in Nairobi came as Kenya experiences a surge in violence throughout the country much of which has been blamed on al Shabab militants linked to al Qaeda.
Deborah Gembara, Reuters