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    October 24, 2011

Grenade Attack Wounds 13 in Kenya

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   Pub-owner Charles Mwaura observes the bloodstained floor at the scene
   of a suspected grenade blast at his pub in downtown Nairobi, Kenya,
   October 24, 2011.
   Photo: AP
   Pub-owner Charles Mwaura observes the bloodstained floor at the scene
   of a suspected grenade blast at his pub in downtown Nairobi, Kenya,
   October 24, 2011.

   Police in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, say a grenade attack at a
   nightclub has wounded at least 13 people.
   Authorities say someone threw a grenade into the club early Monday,
   days after the U.S. embassy in Kenya warned of an imminent terrorist
   attack in the country.
   The U.S. did not specify who might carry out such an attack, but said
   the likely targets would include places where foreigners congregate,
   such as shopping malls and nightclubs.
   No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, and police said
   Monday they are investigating if it is linked to the threat.
   The blast comes a week after Kenya carried out a cross-border operation
   against al-Qaida-linked al-Shabaab militants in southern Somalia, after
   a wave of kidnappings of foreigners on Kenyan soil.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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