Police find explosive material at Coast club

Bomb experts from the Kenya Police off-load a box containing explosive material found at the Mombasa Golf Club June 21, 2012. Two suspects are in custody. LABAN WALLOGA

There was a major scare at the Mombasa Golf Club Thursday morning after police found 15 kilograms of explosive material hidden in the facility.

Coast police boss Aggrey Adoli, who displayed the material, disclosed that two suspects were in police custody.

The two Iranians were arrested in Nairobi, he said.

Mr Adoli told journalists that one of the Iranians led officers to the coastal Kenya club.