Explosion in Kenyan capital injures 35 people

Omar Alwiya, a bus conductor, said he was sleeping at around 11 a.m. when he heard an explosion that shook the room he was in and filled it with dust. He rushed to the scene and found two shipping containers overturned, several cars destroyed and a fire at a gas station.

Dr. Peter Kamau Wanyoike said 35 people were admitted to Kenyatta National Hospital. Nine had burns on 60 percent of their body. Others were injured by falling glass or minor burns.

Kenya has been on high alert since the killing of Osama Bin Laden because of threats from Al-Shabab militants who operate in neighboring Somalia.

Keydmedia.net - Nairobi, Kenya