There was a security scare on Sunday afternoon after an explosive was thrown outside St Michaels Catholic Church in Mandera Town.
According to eyewitnesses, the device was thrown from a moving Probox and landed on the perimeter wall.
It then exploded a few seconds later but no one was injured.
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“I was sitting outside my business premises when a Probox drove past, followed by a heavy explosion.
"That explosive was thrown from that car because I had just dumped some dirt there and there was nothing,” an eyewitness was quoted by the Nation.
A security source in the area shared a similar narrative stating that the place is an open area and someone would have seen the device if it was there during the day.
Kenyans.co.ke learnt that bomb experts stated that the device hit the wall and bounced off before exploding.
It is suspected that the explosion targeted residential houses inside the church compound which has several units, some of which are next to the perimeter wall.
Mandera County Commissioner Fredrick Shisia confirmed the 4.30pm explosion but revealed that he was yet to get details of the incident.
“I am made to understand that there has been an explosion at a dumpsite in town but I am yet to get details on the incident,” he stated.
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