Residents of Eastleigh, Nairobi, were on Thursday, September 23, 2021, sent into panic after a suspicious letter was left at the Yare Plaza, one of the largest shopping malls in the locality.
The letter which was left in the lift of the five-storey building indicated that there was an explosive device left inside the building.
Starehe Sub-County Police Commander Julius Kiragu while confirming the incident, stated that police had launched a search in the building.
The letter further indicated that the bomb had been timed to go off anytime from 1 pm.
Tenants and shoppers had been evacuated from the busy mall by the time of publishing.
This comes days the country and security agencies commemorated eight years since four masked gunmen walked into the Westgate Mall and launched an attack on innocent and unarmed shoppers, and as a result, numerous lives were lost that dreadful day.
The police noted that the incident dealt law enforcement a period of reflection and dire need to strengthen the capacity of the service.
