Man killed while assembling IED in Pangani

What you need to know:

  • Three people reported to have sped off in a white vehicle afterwards

A man was killed in an explosion in Pangani ward in Starehe on Sunday afternoon while reportedly assembling an improvised explosive device (IED).

According to Starehe OCPD Barasa Wabomba, the man, aged between 18 and 21, may not have been of Somali origin.

Three people also fled the scene of the explosion at Al Bushraa Islamic Centre afterwards in a white vehicle.