Al-Qaeda’s Somalian affiliate al-Shabaab attacked a Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. They went around killing 39 shoppers because they were non Muslims. Kenya has taken territory in Southern Somalia from al-Shabaab. Now being unable to take on the Kenyan Army, they resort to attacking civilians.
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Armed gunmen faced off with Kenyan police and soldiers inside an upscale Nairobi shopping mall early Sunday, hours after brazenly gunning down shoppers, diners and more.
Around 2:30 a.m. Sunday (6:30 p.m. ET Saturday) — an hour after reporting five “visibly shaken” hostages had been released — Kenya’s National Disaster Operation Centre cryptically tweeted “major operations underway.” What that meant was a mystery, and it didn’t quell fears about what has happened or might happen to an unknown number of civilians who were still unaccounted for inside.
There were 39 confirmed dead as of around midnight Saturday, according to Kenya’s president, who added his close relatives are among those killed. Two gunmen, including one who was detained after being shot, are also dead.
Keep in mind that Somalis get immigration preferences in the United States through refugee status. What happened in Nairobi, will be coming to a mall in America any one of these days.
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