{"id":7020,"date":"2014-01-21T10:37:48","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T15:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/?p=7020"},"modified":"2014-01-21T10:37:48","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T15:37:48","slug":"al-shabab-blamed-for-explosion-near-jomo-kenyatta-international-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/7020","title":{"rendered":"al Shabab Blamed for Explosion near Jomo Kenyatta International Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Islamic extremist terrorist group, al Shabab, were behind a blast near the departure terminal of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport last week, according to Kenyan police officials.<\/p>\n

Earlier Kenya’s Inspector General of Police, David Kimaiyo, had noted that the blast was caused when a loose bulb fell into a bin in the Java Coffee Shop.<\/p>\n

However, on Monday, police officials revealed that al Shabab is responsible for the explosion, which the group had hoped would destroy Kenya’s main international airport.<\/p>\n

The terrorists are believed to have carefully scoped the venue before the failed attack last week Thursday.<\/p>\n

In a related development, Kenyan officials have arrested some suspects in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n

There are reports that between 3 – 6 unidentified Somali suspects were taken into custody in Nairobi’s Eastleigh district this past weekend over the explosion.<\/p>\n

According to The Star, the suspects all stayed in the home of the owner of a car, which has been implicated in the airport explosion.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Kenyan security officials uncovered a bullet-ridden Toyota Avensis car near the Sahuri Moyo shopping complex.<\/p>\n

The car allegedly contained the body of a deceased man, an undetonated improvised explosive device, three SIM cards and a cup from the Java Coffee Shop.<\/p>\n

Investigators have revealed that the abandoned car is believed to have been the same car the terrorists used to escape the airport after the failed explosion.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Chief Ndegwa Muhoro, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations says it currently unclear if the suspects in custody will be charged.<\/p>\n

He, however, pointed out that the owner of the Toyota Avensis car, who is considered one of the main suspects in the incident, is still at large.<\/p>\n

al Shabab carried out one of their most deadly attacks on Nairobi’s Westgate Mall last year, which left over 70 people dead.<\/p>\n

The group, who have promised to strike again, say the attacks are meant to coerce Kenyan authorities to withdraw from the African Union’s peace keeping mission in Somalia.<\/p>\n

Photo by eNCA\/Diana Neille: The international arrival terminal of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport cordoned after the explosion last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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