Riot in Eastleigh after tensions rise after grenade attack

01/08

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A young Muslim man holds a machete during a riot in Eastleigh after it erupted following the previous day's grenade explosion, alleged to be Somali militant linked. Nairobi has a high population of Somali residents, mainly all asylum seekers.

02/08

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A Somalian woman bursts into tears after her sister was allegedly killed by non-Muslim people in Eastleigh. Nairobi has a high population of Somali residents, mainly all asylum seekers.

03/08

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A Somalian woman bursts into tears after her sister was killed by non-Muslim people in Eastleigh from the riot started after the previous day's explosion.

04/08

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A young Muslim man is helped by his friends after he was cut by a machete by Christians during a riot in Eastleigh.

05/08

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Somalian youths holding machetes as they shout Muslim slogans to show solidarity of unity in the fight with Christians in Eastleigh.

06/08

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Somalian youths holding machetes as they shout Muslim slogans to show solidarity of unity in the fight with Christians in Eastleigh.

07/08

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A woman peeps outside through her gate during a riot in Eastleigh.

08/08

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A young muslim guy holding a stone during a riot in Eastleigh after it erupted following the explosion from the previous day.

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Tensions rise in Nairobi between Kenyan nationals and Somali people after a car bomb explosion the previous day. A street riot broke out in Eastleigh, Nairobi where shops were looted and many people were attacked.