NAIROBI: At least five people were killed when a grenade tore through a minibus in Nairobi's Somali-dominated Eastleigh neighbourhood on Sunday, police said.

The force of the explosion tore apart the vehicle's roof and seats and shattered the window of a nearby cafe. Two other cars were damaged, the photographer said.

Nairobi regional police commander Moses Ombati said the grenade had been thrown into the minibus, commonly referred to as matatus in Kenya.

Ombati confirmed five people had been killed, while the Kenya Red Cross said on its Twitter account that seven people had died and 24 people had been taken to hospital.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.—Reuters