Kenya Travel AlertBOMBING IN NAIROBIJune 12, 2007 At approximately 8:15 a.m. on Monday, June 11, a device exploded near a public bus stop located outside CityGate restaurant on Moi Avenue in downtown Nairobi. Kenyan authorities indicate one person died and 34 individuals were injured. No Americans appear to be among the casualties of the blast. Kenyan authorities are still investigating details about the nature of the explosion, the perpetrator, and the motive. No one has claimed responsibility for the explosion. For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs internet website at http://travel.state.gov/ where the current Worldwide Caution, Public Announcements, and Travel Warnings can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S., or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8 AM to 8PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays). American citizens requiring assistance in an emergency may telephone the consular section of the US Embassy in Nairobi at 254-20-375-3704; emergencies after-hours telephone: 254-20-3636000; website: http://nairobi.usembassy.gov. The U.S. Embassy is located in Gigiri on UN Avenue in Nairobi; and normally open for business Monday through Thursday between 8 to 10am and 1 to 3pm, and Friday 8 to 10am, except public holidays and the last Wednesday of each month. American Citizen Services Unit |
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