Al-Shabab claims deadly Nairobi mall attack | The Somali group has told Al Jazeera it carried o
Al-Shabab claims deadly Nairobi mall attack | The Somali group has told Al Jazeera it carried out the deadly attack inside the Westgate shopping centre in neighbouring Kenya.On its own Twitter account, al-Shabab, which has links to al-Qaeda, said it had “on numerous occasions warned the Kenyan government that failure to remove its forces from Somalia would have severe consequences”.A senior Kenyan security official has put the death toll at 11. However, the Kenyan Red Cross says at least 30 people were killed and dozens injured.In pictures: Nairobi shootoutVideo footage of deadly gun battleFor more on this developing story, click here. -- source link
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