Tourists warned after bombings in Mombasa
Three people have been killed and several wounded in two explosions in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, including one at a beach bar in Nyali.
In the deadliest attack, a grenade was reportedly thrown in a bus that had just arrived from the capital, Nairobi, killing three people and injuring at least four others.
The other blast happened at a beach bar near the Nayali Reef Hotel, where a device was left in a plastic bag in the washroom. There are no reports of casualties there.
The Foreign Office said tourists should "exercise a heightened level of vigilance".
The al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabab has carried out several attacks in Kenya since 2011, when Kenya sent troops into Somalia.
No-one has yet claimed responsibility for Saturday’s blasts.
Tensions have been rising in Mombasa in recent months, with authorities accusing Islamists of radicalising local youths.
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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