01 January 2012
The Standard:
Five revellers were killed and 26 others injured in a grenade attack on a pub during New Year’s celebrations in Garissa.
The attackers suspected to be Al Shabaab militants’ sympathisers hurled two grenades into the dance floor of the Locas Pub at around midnight on Saturday and shot at those who tried to escape from the scene.
Witnesses said the attackers were in two salon cars and were armed with AK 47 rifles.
Police said the attackers hurled the grenades into the dance floor but the explosives got stuck in the roof and took time to explode giving some of the patrons time to run out.
Among the deceased were an Administration Police officer attached to Balambala Station who was in the bar.
The attack came as security was heightened in major towns over fears of terror attacks. Commissioner of police Mathew Iteere said they had beefed up security in most areas and vowed to get those behind the attack.
No arrest has been made in connection with the attack, which is the latest in a series that have been witnessed in the area.
The injured are admitted at a hospital in Garisa with multiple injuries. Police said some of them have bullet wounds.
Police said they believe the attackers are sympathisers of Somalia’s al-Shabaab militant group.
"We will be vigilant. Let them be told we are determined to ensure safety of the country and Kenyans at large," said Iteere.
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