报复行动很快展开。没有组织及个人声明为此袭击负责。但是，因为肯尼亚部队在索马里与伊斯兰武装分子作战，人们几乎立即认定是al-Shabab对教堂实施的爆炸。十几个男人攻击了附近的一座清真寺后，积蓄在人们心中的愤怒之情演发为暴力行为。警方透露有13人受伤，不过目前秩序已经恢复。教堂位于奈洛比郊区Eastleigh附近，也被称为小摩加迪沙（索马里首都为摩加迪沙），那里的大多数居民为索马里人。

In Somalia itself, the Minister of Defense says the operation by Kenyan and Somali forces to capture the city of Kismayo is making good progress. He told the BBC that a strategic location has been seized including the port and airport. And the Somali troops were dug in around the city. He says special forces were gathering intelligence inside Kismayo .

而索马里国内，国防部长认为由肯尼亚和索马里军队联合作战夺取Kismayo市的行动进展顺利。他告诉BBC，目前已经占领了一个有港口和机场的战略据点，索马里军队已在Kismayo市周围挖地道以攻入市内。他还透露，特别部队正在该市内部收集情报。

A wave of car bombings and shootings across Iraq have killed at least 32 people and wounded more than 100. One of the worst attacks was in the town of Taji where four car bombs exploded in quick succession. Rami Ruhayem reports from Baghdad.