Explosion In Nairobi
11
June
[8:59]
Apparently a explosion has gone off near Ambassadeur hotel in Nairobi. No news as yet on the casualties. There are a lot of rumours going on now that it is
- A bomb
- A suicide bomber
- A gas cylinder
Other than the explosion itself, nothing has been confirmed, so resist the urge to spread rumours!!!
Of course the news scared the crap after me seeing as I had just give my brother a lift and dropped him off in town but mercifully he’s OK.
[9:08]
It seems there has been at least one fatal casualty
[9:24]
The injured are currently about 10. The entire area has been cordoned off. Rumours that it was a bomb or a suicide bomber are getting stronger and stronger but still there is no confirmation.
More as it develops…
[11:13]
Additional information indicate police on the scene say the explosion could have been caused by a suicide bomber. Again, “could have“. This is not a conformation. We await a comprehensive official statement from the Police themselves to confirm anything. Until then I urge everyone, and in particular bloggers to resist the temptation to spread juicy sounding, scary rumours that may have grave repercussions if they turn out to be unfounded. Until we have established for a fact that it was a suicide bomber, let us not treat the innuendo and rumours as fact.
Now is the time for prudence and responsibility to rule, not gossip and sensationalism.
[12:20]
the Ministry of Health has set up emergency blood donation centers at the Reinsurance Plaza grounds (opposite Uchumi House/ Nairobi cinema) and the Cooperative House (the former US Embassy/ bomb blast site).
Images
The site
A victim (deliberately blurred)
All credit to the person who took the photos. Don’t know the exact source (not me)
[6:40]
An official statement from the Police has been released. Read it HERE. An important section reads as follows:
A public service commuter bus which was at the scene had its windscreen shattered and has been driven off to the police yard for further investigations. No traces of combustion or high explosives were detected at the scene.
More Information
Nation (currently down)
1. Kirima
(58 Comments) | June 11th, 2007 at 10:31 am
We have just heard about it here in Embu. I hope the situation is not too bad in Nairobi. Information is scarce so we just have to wait.
2. mkenya
(1 Comments) | June 11th, 2007 at 10:54 am
yea reports come that a chokora (street child) saw a man caryng a waste bag….
3. njege
(35 Comments) | June 11th, 2007 at 11:27 am
kenyan rumor mill - within half an hour i heard the suicide bomber rumor. after seeing the scene on tv i doubt thats the case since there doesnt appear to be many scattered body parts. am no expert so dont quote me on this one.
also couldnt help notice many hapless police milling around on the (potential) evidence, including one guy telling people ‘dont step there’ from his vantage point on the very same evidence…
4. bankelele
(37 Comments) | June 11th, 2007 at 11:39 am
It was loud and the pictures look bad. Odd location for a bomb to go off, unless it was premature. scary!
5. Komi
(2 Comments) | June 11th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
I watched it on Telly and it was scary alright.
@Bankelele-I don’t think the place is odd, it is always so crowded.
6. egm
(67 Comments) | June 11th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
I completely agree with and thank you for your call for restraint in writing about this incident until facts have been established. I got a message about a suicide bomber in Nairobi from a friend on my phone on my way to work just now (7am Boston time), and that definitely scared the heck out of me. I am following the news keenly right now.
7. farmgal
(96 Comments) | June 11th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
as if we didnt have enough problems with mugiki…aki!
8. Klara
(13 Comments) | June 11th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
I think we need serious Prayers! What’s with Kenya with all these sad events following each other like that??
9. acolyte
(171 Comments) | June 11th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
Thanks for the quick run down. Seems like Kenya needs to be on very high alert now, with Mungiki and now this!
But at least the response has been fast.
10. Chrenyan
(122 Comments) | June 11th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
A suicide bomber who runs away from the bombing site is a very clever suicide bomber indeed.
Let’s just wait and see what it all was about. I like what PC Ali said:
‘In response to questions about whether it was a suicide attack, he said: “That type of speculation is not factual at all.”‘
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12. jogoo wa shamba
(71 Comments) | June 12th, 2007 at 8:02 am
I have just been reading an article in one of the dailies implying that the suicide bombers ran away with “serious injuries”.Really??has this been confirmed
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