Problem: At least three people were killed and scores injured in a blast in downtown Mombasa on Saturday, the Kenyan Interior Ministry said. The explosion was caused by a grenade that was hurled at a crowd, the ministry said via Twitter. Eleven of the injured were taken to Coast General Hospital, according to the ministry. A second explosion was reported near the tourist area of Nyali Beach, also in Mombasa, the ministry said. Several people at the Reef Hotel were injured in the Nyali Beach explosion, CNN affiliate KTN reported. The Interior Ministry, however, said there were no casualties in the second explosion. An improvised explosive device was discovered at the Reef Hotel gate when a bag was noticed and people took cover, the ministry said. The Nyali area is home to resorts and hotels along the coast. 4 killed in blast in Nairobi suburb. 6 killed in blast in Kenya; appears to be 'deliberate attack' New law legalizes polygamy; women's group applauds it.

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Answer: A grenade hurled at a crowd kills at least three and injures scores, Interior Ministry says. A second explosion was reported near the tourist area of Nyali Beach. An improvised explosive device was discovered at the Reef Hotel gate.

Text: The mother of a two-year-old girl who. died in agony in hospital after a series of delays said she felt 'let. down by the system' - as a medical expert said her daughter’s death was. 'avoidable'. Tragic toddler Alice Mason died after developing hydrocephalus - water on the brain - which caused irreversible brain damage. An. inquest heard that Alice’s care was blighted by a series of shocking. delays and failures at the three London hospitals that shared her care -. the Royal Marsden in Chelsea, Kingston and St George’s in Tooting. Alice Mason, two, died after doctors repeatedly failed to discuss the findings of an MRI scan. She had suffered irreversible brain damage following treatment for a brain tumour. Today Alice’s mother, Rosalind Mason, said she had serious concerns about the shared care pathway her daughter was put on. In part of her statement, read to West London Coroner’s Court, she said: 'I felt completely let down by the system. 'No child should have to experience what she suffered in the final weeks of her life.' Taking. to the witness stand to give evidence in person, Mrs Mason added: 'I’m. still not convinced that shared care is a safe option for providing care. for very sick children. 'I’m afraid our experience of even trying to find the truth about our daughter has been hugely complicated. 'We. have found that going through the reports they have written in response. to our questions has been very lengthy, we have not agreed with many of. the things they have written. 'It is saddening that this situation is still in place.' Flawed system: The two-year-old's parents Rosalind and Gareth Mason, say they have serious concerns about the shared care pathway her daughter was put on. Alice. had undergone an operation to remove a brain tumour in January 2011 and. had been responding well to chemotherapy, the inquest heard. But. her condition deteriorated and her worried parents took her to the. Royal Marsden Hospital on March 23rd complaining that she was unsteady. and vomiting. She. was discharged that night but continued being sick so her parents. rushed her to Kingston Hospital where they told doctors that specialists. had said Alice should have an emergency CT scan, the inquest heard. But. Mr and Mrs Mason claim their pleas fell on deaf ears as doctors refused. the scan, and said the sick toddler did not 'fit their criteria'. Mrs. Mason said that by March 25th she was 'becoming so frustrated that the. situation with our daughter was becoming more serious and that we. weren’t being listened to.' Alice had undergone an operation to remove a brain tumour in January 2011 and had been responding well to chemotherapy, the inquest heard. She rang doctors at the Royal Marsden and pleaded with them to speed up the process so the CT scan would be done sooner. She added: 'It seemed to us that no action was being taken.' By that night Alice’s condition had deteriorated and she was vomiting more. Mrs. Mason, who kept vigil by her daughter’s bed every night, said: 'I. reported the vomiting to the nursing team and I took a note on my mobile. phone because I wasn’t convinced they were keeping all the records with. the vomiting.' It. was not until March 26th - some three days after Alice was first. admitted - that the scan was ordered and by this point the brain damage. was irreversible. In. a scathing indictment of the care Alice received, an expert doctor said. that Kingston Hospital was guilty of a 'basic failure in care'. Dr. Stephen Rose, consultant paediatrician at Birmingham Heartlands. Hospital, said in his report: 'It is unclear to me why a CT scan was not. undertaken on the face of clear evidence on March 24 and 25. 'Had a CT scan been undertaken it would have shown hydrocephalus with raised intracranial pressure.' He. told the inquest that by 6.30pm on March 25 Alice’s vomiting had. worsened and that the 'threshold' for a CT scan had been crossed. He. was asked by the family’s barrister Jeremey Hyam if the hospital’s. failure to tell a consultant about her worsening condition amounted to. 'a basic failure'. He replied 'I would say so.' He added: 'There is a basic failure to respond and comply with a plan that has been set and order an urgent CT scan.' An inquest heard staff at Kingston Hospital in south London failed to act on the advice of a specialist oncologist at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea, to give Alice a CT scan if her condition worsened. He. said that if a CT scan had been ordered it would have diagnosed. hydrocephalus and Alice would have been rushed to St Georges for an. operation. Asked by Mr Hyam if the 'death was avoidable' he said 'that is my opinion'. He. also criticised doctors who dismissed the concerns of Alice’s parents. saying a doctor would be 'foolhardy to dismiss the suggestions by the. parents that there had been a deterioration'. He. also raised questions about the operation of shared care systems, which. he said were not robust and relied on phonecalls between individual. doctors rather than shared protocals. After. the scan Alice was rushed to St George’s hospital where specialist. neurological surgeons operated to ease the pressure on her brain. But. she died just days later, on March 30th.
Highlights:
Concerns over shared care pathway blamed for a series of delays. Alice Mason died after after developing hydrocephalus - water on the brain. She had undergone an operation to remove a brain tumour in January 2011. Inquest hears of a series failures at the three London hospitals. Named as Royal Marsden in Chelsea, Kingston and St George’s Tooting.