US condemns Gikomba attacks

The _United States_ on
Friday condemned twin bomb
attacks in the Kenyan capital
Nairobi blamed on Islamic
militants that killed at least 10
people and wounded at 70 more.
"The United States condemns
today's despicable terrorist
attacks," said National Security
Council spokeswoman Caitlin
Hayden.
"This is the latest in a series of
cowardly attacks on innocent
civilians in Kenya," she said,
offering thoughts and prayers to
the families of the victims.
"As we have for half a century, the
United States stands with our
Kenyan friends and partners who
continue to face adversity with
courage and resolve," Hayden
added.
"We support them in their efforts
to confront terrorism in all of its
forms."
Kenya's National Disaster
Operation Center said the first
blast occurred next to a 14-seater
public minibus while the second
was inside a shop in a market
close to Nairobi's central business
district.
Earlier this month, three people
were killed and 86 wounded in
twin bus blasts in Nairobi blamed
on Islamic militant cells
connected with Somalia's Al-
Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels. The
previous day, twin attacks left four
dead in Mombasa.