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Detectives suspect Jomo Kenyatta International Airport fire was set up

Hundreds of passengers stranded at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi Friday, as airlines struggled to resume operations after a fire destroyed the arrivals hall at the airport. [PHOTO: MOSES OMUSULA ]

By MOSES MICHIRA

KENYA: Several top investigators suspect the fire at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport was set on purpose to destroy high-tech passenger screening equipment installed in July last year.

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