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  2. A fire set off by a gas explosion in Kenya kills at least 3 ...

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    A vehicle loaded with gas exploded and set off an inferno that burned homes and warehouses in Kenya's capital, killing at least three people and injuring more than 270, officials said Friday, with ...

  3. Kenya gas truck explosion torches Nairobi cylinder ... - AOL

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    By Humphrey Malalo and Thomas Mukoya. NAIROBI (Reuters) -A gas truck exploded in Kenya's capital Nairobi, sending a huge fireball into the night sky and causing a blaze that killed at least three ...

  4. 1998 United States embassy bombings - Wikipedia

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    Al-Qaeda carried out truck bomb attacks on August 7, 1998, on the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The bombings killed more than 220 people and were a response to U.S. involvement in the extradition and torture of Egyptian Islamic Jihad members.

  5. Huge gas explosion and fire kills at least 3, injures ... - AOL

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    A gas explosion in Kenya’s capital on Thursday night killed at least three people and injured 280 others, according to authorities in the East African country.

  6. List of explosions - Wikipedia

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    A comprehensive list of accidental explosions and facts about each one, grouped by the time of their occurrence. It covers explosions from ancient times to the present, with details on the cause, location, casualties and effects of each explosion.

  7. Westgate shopping mall attack - Wikipedia

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    A detailed account of the 2013 terrorist attack on an upmarket mall in Nairobi, Kenya, by the militant group al-Shabaab. The attack killed 71 people, including 62 civilians, and wounded 200, and lasted several hours before security forces intervened.

  8. 2011–2014 terrorist attacks in Kenya - Wikipedia

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    From late 2011 to 2014, Kenya experienced an upsurge in violent terrorist attacks. Kenyan government officials asserted that many of the murders and blasts were carried out by al-Shabaab in retaliation for Operation Linda Nchi, a coordinated military mission between the Somalian military and Kenyan military that began in October 2011, when troops from Kenya crossed the border into the conflict ...

  9. 17 students killed in Kenya elementary school fire as ...

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    At least 17 students have been killed and 14 injured following a fire in an elementary school dormitory in central Kenya, while a further 70 children remain unaccounted for, authorities said Friday.