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Kenya: Grenade attack hits tourist city of Mombasa
(Reuters) – An explosion hit a night club in Kenya’s port city of Mombasa on Sunday, killing one person, police said, a day after the U.S. embassy warned of an imminent attack on the city.
Mombasa, a popular holiday destination for Kenyans and foreigners, has been struck by a series of blasts since Kenya sent troops into Somalia in October to crush Islamist militants.
“I am seeing one body. We are trying to seal off the area as we wait for officers to establish what kind of an explosion it was,” said Ambrose Munyasia, the region’s top criminal investigation officer who was at the scene, told Reuters.
Local media said three people had been killed in the blast.
Eight people wounded in the explosion were taken to hospital, police said.
A witness, Esther Muthoni, said she heard three explosions at the night club, which is situated in a residential area.
She said a crowd had gathered at the club to watch the Euro 2012 quarter-final between England and Italy.
