Four men torch Uber car in Nairobi on day service launched in Mombasa


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  • Wednesday, 23 Mar 2016

An Uber sign points to drop off and pick up location on a city street in Portland, Oregon March 19, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Four men torched a car from the ride hailing company Uber [UBER.UL] in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Wednesday, police said, on the same day Uber launched its services in Mombasa, Kenya's second largest city.

The driver escaped unhurt, police said. This is the second attack against Uber cars in Kenya in two months.

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