Somalina Posted December 21, 2010 Hezron Njoroge | Nation One of the survivors. Police were on high alert in the city on Monday night after an explosive device went off near a Kampala-bound bus as passengers boarded it on River Road area of Nairobi. One of the survivors. Monday, December 20, 2010 Two people were killed and 41 injured in an explosion next to a Kampala-bound bus in downtown Nairobi on Monday night. The blast occurred at 7.40pm as passengers were boarding a Kampala Coach bus in the River Road area. Thirty three were being treated at Kenyatta National Hospital, four at MP Shah and four others at the Nairobi Hospital. One man died at Kenyatta and a woman was pronounced dead on arrival at Nairobi Hospital. The man is suspected to have been among those carrying the box with the explosive device. Bomb experts were sent to the scene to determine what kind of device went off. The manager of the bus company, Mr Jamal Hamed Mohammed, said the attack occurred as passengers were queuing to board the bus. Three men carrying a box tried to force their way into the bus without submitting to a security check. “A struggle ensued between our security staff and the three men, which resulted in the box they were carrying to drop down, which was followed by a loud explosion,” Mr Mohammed said. The man who died in the blast was among those who tried to force their way in. Had the bomb gone off inside the bus, the consequences would have been far more serious. Speaking at the scene, Commissioner of Police Mathew Iteere said it was too early to say whether the attack was related to earlier terrorism warnings in the region. At the time the device went off, 30 passengers were already in the bus and were unharmed. “The injured are admitted to Kenyatta National Hospital,” Nairobi police commander Antony Kibuchi said. Just before the explosion, Uganda’s police chief had warned yesterday of “strong indications” that al-Qaeda-linked militants were planning an attack during the Christmas period and said security forces would issue an alert for vigilance. The threats came from Islamist groups including al-Shabaab and Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), Inspector General Kale Kayihura had said. “Terror threats from al-Qaeda, al-Shabaab and ADF are the main threats as we go for the festive season and there are strong indications they want to attack,” he had said. Uganda in July suffered East Africa’s worst attacks in 12 years when suicide bombers struck two Kampala bars, killing 76 people. Al-Shabaab militias claimed responsibility for the blast. More than 200 people were killed in August 1998 when al-Qaeda operatives bombed American embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted December 21, 2010 sad story, now they will blame the Somali's... I am glad I am home and living in the west.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Somalina Posted December 21, 2010 Qarax Ka dhacay Bartamaha Nairobi oo dhimasho iyo dhaawac geystay Hal qof, ayaa ku geeriyooday 26 kalane waa ay ku dhaawacmeen kadib markii nin doonayey in uu raaco bas u socday magaalada Kambala ee dalka Uganda uu qarxiyay waxyaabo qarxa oo uu watay. Taliyaha ciidanka booliska Kenya Mathew Iteere, oo goobta qaraxa uu ka dhacay ka hadlay, ayaa sheegay in kooxo qaabilsan amniga ay damceen in ay baaritaan ku sameeyeen boorso uu watay ninka kadibna uu qarxiyay. Iteera, ayaa xusay in ciidanka booliska ay haatan baaritaan wadaan, wuxuuna sheegay in dadka dhaawacmay lagu daweynayo isbitaalka Kenyatta Hospital. Dad goob joogayaal ah oo ku sugnaa goobta uu qaraxa ka dhacay, ayaa sheegay in ninka wax qarxiyey ay la socdeen 2 nin oo kale balse ay baxsadeen qaraxa kadib. Qaraxa ka dhacay Bus u socday magaalada Kambala ee dalka Uganda, ayaa ku soo beegmay saacado kadib markii ciidamada booliska dalka Uganda ay muujiyeen cabsi ku aadan in ay qaraxyo ka dhacaan Kampala inta lagu guda jiro fasaxa kirismaska. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad_Mullah Posted December 21, 2010 General Duke;681606 wrote: sad story, now they will blame the Somali's... I am glad I am home and living in the west.. Ooof, this is Shabaab, don't they know how many Somalis live in Kenya? Cajeeb, instead of bombing Uganda goverment officials they bomb ordinary residents that have got nothing to do with Somalia or their forces in Somalia (Its not even a real democracy). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted December 21, 2010 So sad indeed ............ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
