Panic as Nyahururu court room receives bomb threat

Police officers outside the Nyahururu law courts where two objects suspected to be bombs were found. Panic gripped the town as residents scampered for safety with court proceedings being paralysed. [PHOTO: JAMES MUNYEKI]

BY JAMES MUNYEKI

Nyahururu, Kenya: Panic gripped Nyahururu town mid-morning today after a suspected bomb was found planted at the local law courts. According to police, members of the public attending the court session spotted two objects bearing a threatening letter claiming that they were bombs.