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Blasts at Kenyan Christian prayer rally kill seven people

Church leaders in Kenya have said they are holding the government responsible for two explosions at a constitution prayer rally in Nairobi, in which seven people died and nearly 100 were injured on 13 June, reports Ecumenical News International.

The church leaders, who have been campaigning for a "No" vote against a proposed draft constitution, condemned the attack as an affront to the Christian faith, and sent their condolences to the families of those who had died.

"Having been informed over and over that the passage of the new constitution is a government project, we are left with no doubt the government, either directly or indirectly, had a hand in this attack. Who else in this country holds explosives?" said the Rev. Peter Karanja, general secretary of the National Council of Churches of Kenya.

"We therefore hold the government and the 'Yes' team responsible for the attack and the blood that was shed, unless they prove to Kenyans that someone else planted and detonated the devices," said Karanja on 14 June.

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[06/15/2010]

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