Gikomba Bombings

Date: May 16, 2014 • Location: Pumwani, Kenya

At least 12 people were killed and 70 others injured when two bombs exploded in a market in Nairobi, Kenya.

On 16 May 2014, two improvised explosive devices were detonated simultaneously in the Gikomba market in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 12 people and injuring 70. The first blast came from a minibus and the second from within the market. Two people were reportedly arrested at the site of the explosions. Shortly after the attacks, hundreds of people swarmed onto the crime scene despite police efforts to stop them.