Bomb explodes near parish in Kenya [CWN]

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A man threw a bomb into a minibus near a Catholic parish and primary school in Nairobi on November 18, killing seven. The attack, which took place in a suburb with a large Somali …

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The attack, which took place in a suburb with a large Somali population, follows violence against Christian churches in recent weeks, including a grenade attack on a church in Garissa on November 4 and a grenade attack on an Anglican children’s service on September 30.
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This is really bad. Our country has a number of Somalis. I’m for America to show compassion. Killing 7, my goodness, here we are talking about Israel and Palestine but this is major.

I have kept tabs on some news from there, from the world service of the BBC:
At least eight people have been shot and more than 50 wounded in an army crackdown in the north-eastern Kenyan town of Garissa, officials say.
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A student told the BBC soldiers had shot at pupils waiting to go into an exam at a school near a military base.
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It was the second day of violence after the killing of three soldiers by gunmen in town that borders Somalia, where Islamist militants are based.
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bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20412594

Serious. The Kenyan newspaper that has lots of news is called Nation.

nation.co.ke/
 
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