Kenya: Student Arrested Over Bomb Scare

Nairobi — A student at Mombasa Polytechnic has been arrested for allegedly making false calls to the airport, claiming a bomb had been planted at the facility.

Wananchi stampede out of Nyayo House in Nairobi, following an announcement of a "terrorist bomb" inside the building, on Thursday. It later turned out to be a drill organised by the National Disasters Management committee.

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