Kenya's Nairobi hit by twin bomb blasts in Gikomba market

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At least 10 people have been killed and scores more injured in a twin bombing in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

Police said two improvised explosive devices had been detonated in the sprawling Gikomba market.

Meanwhile hundreds of UK tourists were evacuated from the coastal resort area of Mombasa amid warnings of an attack.

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