Nairobi (dpa) – The death toll from a grenade attack in the Kenyan capital, which has been linked to Somalia's insurgent group al-Shabab, has risen to six, the Kenya Red Cross said Sunday. Grenades were thrown at a busy bus station late Saturday evening, killing three people on the spot. Three others succumbed to their injuries, 68 others were injured, and four are missing, the Kenya Red Cross said. Police were quick to point the finger at Somalia's Islamist insurgent group, which has been blamed for previous grenade blasts in Kenya. As many as four grenades had been thrown from a vehicle at the bus station, police said. Al-Shabab has not claimed responsibility for Saturday's blasts. The attack is the first in Nairobi since October, when grenades were thrown at another bus station and into a bar. These were blamed on an al-Shabab sympathizer and came shortly after Kenya sent forces into Somalia. Kenya got involved in Somalia's insurgency after a series of kidnappings of tourists and aid workers from Kenyan soil near the border. Nairobi blamed al-Shabab for the abductions, which threatened Kenya's crucial tourism industry, although the insurgents denied any involvement. The militant Islamists threatened to carry out terror attacks in Kenya, although so far action has been limited to small-scale actions in Nairobi and the border regions. Al-Shabab has been battling to oust Somalia's internationally backed government since early 2007, although it has begun to lose ground in recent months under pressure from Kenya, Ethiopia and African Union forces. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/l34wd Tags: Attack, Kenya, Shabab, Somalia Section: East Africa, Latest News
