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Pangani explosion suspect run a football club in slum

Police and the public inspect the wreckage of the vehicle that exploded near Pangani Police Station. Abdul Hajira, one of the suspects who died in the explosion was son to a Kenya Defence Forces soldier. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
 Police and the public inspect the wreckage of the vehicle that exploded near Pangani Police Station. Abdul Hajira, one of the suspects who died in the explosion was son to a Kenya Defence Forces soldier. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

By CYRUS OMBATI

Nairobi, Kenya: One of the terror suspects who died in a car explosion outside Pangani Police Station was a former player of a top team at the Kenya Premier League (KPL).

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