U.S. warns of imminent threat of jihadist attack in Kenya

DutchClogCyborg · Oct 23, 2011

he jihadists from Somalia's Al-Shabaab have threatened Kenya: "your skyscrapers will be destroyed, your tourism will disappear." In other words, they are threatening to turn the place into Somalia. "U.S. embassy warns of imminent threat in Kenya," by Yara Bayoumy for Reuters, October 22

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Kenya warned of a threat to American citizens in the country after Nairobi launched a cross-border operation against Islamist militants in Somalia.

The embassy in a note to U.S. citizens living in or visiting Kenya said on Saturday that reprisal attacks could be directed at "prominent Kenyan facilities and areas where foreigners are known to congregate, such as malls and night clubs."

The statement said the embassy had taken measures to limit official U.S. government travel to Kenya.

Kenya launched its boldest incursion yet into its anarchic neighbor six days ago after a wave of kidnappings against foreigners that Nairobi has blamed on the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants.

The rebels have denied responsibility for the kidnappings and said Nairobi was using them as a pretext for an attack.

The rebels have warned Nairobi to withdraw from its southern strongholds or risk bringing the "flames of war" into Kenya.
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CVA-60 · Oct 23, 2011

Meh, tough, can we send them their village idiot back before they attack?

Day of the Candor · Oct 28, 2011

DutchClogCyborg said: ↑

he jihadists from Somalia's Al-Shabaab have threatened Kenya: "your skyscrapers will be destroyed, your tourism will disappear." In other words, they are threatening to turn the place into Somalia. "U.S. embassy warns of imminent threat in Kenya," by Yara Bayoumy for Reuters, October 22

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Not to worry! Obama is probably already planning on sending in 50,000 Marines to Kenya just any day. Or was that Uganda? Well who cares, Obama is already sending troops into Africa it will be our new "Iraq", and we're gonna get them EVIL DOERS. Yeee Haaa!

waltky · Sep 21, 2013

al-Shabaab vowed revenge for Kenyan support against Islamists in Somalia...

39 dead in Kenya mall attack; hostages still held
Sep 21,`13 -- Terrified shoppers huddled in back hallways and prayed they would not be found by the Islamic extremist gunmen lobbing grenades and firing assault rifles inside Nairobi's top mall Saturday. When the way appeared clear, crying mothers clutching small children and blood-splattered men sprinted out of the four-story mall.

At least 39 people were killed and more than 150 wounded in the assault, Kenya's president announced on national TV, while disclosing that his close family members were among the dead. Foreigners were among the casualties. France's president said that two French women were killed. Two Canadians were killed, including a diplomat, said the Candadian prime minister. Four American citizens were reported injured but not killed in the attack, the State Department said Saturday. Early Sunday morning, 12 hours after the attack began, gunmen remained holed up inside the mall with an unknown number of hostages. President Uhuru Kenyatta called the security operation under way "delicate" and said a top priority was to safeguard hostages.

As the attack began shortly after noon Saturday, the al-Qaida-linked gunmen asked the victims they had cornered if they were Muslim: Those who answered yes were free to go, several witnesses said. The non-Muslims were not. Somalia's Islamic extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility and said the attack was retribution for Kenyan forces' 2011 push into Somalia. The rebels threatened more attacks. Al-Shabab said on its Twitter feed that Kenyan security officials were trying to open negotiations. "There will be no negotiations whatsoever," al-Shabab tweeted. As night fell in Kenya's capital, two contingents of army special forces troops moved inside the mall.

Civilians who had been hiding inside during the gun battle manage to flee from the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. Gunmen threw grenades and opened fire Saturday, killing at least 22 people in an attack targeting non-Muslims at an upscale mall in Kenya's capital that was hosting a children's day event, a Red Cross official and witnesses said.

Police and military surrounded the huge shopping complex as helicopters buzzed overhead. An Associated Press reporter said he saw a wounded Kenyan soldier put into an ambulance at nightfall, an indication, perhaps, of a continuing shoot-out inside. Witnesses said at least five gunmen - including at least one woman - first attacked an outdoor cafe at Nairobi's Westgate Mall, a shiny, new shopping center that includes Nike, Adidas and Bose stores. The mall's ownership is Israeli, and security experts have long said the structure made an attractive terrorist target.

The attack began shortly after noon with bursts of gunfire and grenades. Shoppers - expatriates and affluent Kenyans - fled in any direction that might be safe: into back corners of stores, back service hallways and bank vaults. Over the next several hours, pockets of people trickled out of the mall as undercover police moved in. Some of the wounded were trundled out in shopping carts. "We started by hearing gunshots downstairs and outside. Later we heard them come inside. We took cover. Then we saw two gunmen wearing black turbans. I saw them shoot," said Patrick Kuria, an employee at Artcaffe, the restaurant with shady outdoor seating.

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Kenya mall: Reporter outside, good friends inside
Sep 21,`13 -- The frantic phone call came from a close friend staying the weekend with my family: She was inside Nairobi's most upscale mall and could hear gunshots. Her husband and 2-year-old daughter were inside too, but she didn't know where. Where should she go?

Over the next several hours my role as a reporter collided with my concern for close friends in mortal danger. Reporters everywhere must separate their emotions from scenes of horror, but that's a near-impossible task when your friends are facing attackers lobbing grenades and firing bullets. Lyndsay called my wife two minutes after the first blast. It was 12:40 p.m. Saturday. Lyndsay, who was at a top-floor bookstore, initially thought it was a robbery. I rushed from home to the shopping center, a mile away. The scene was eerie: Gunmen had shot up cars at the mall's entrance. Bodies lay hanging from the vehicles. Volleys of gunfire and small explosions rang in my ears as I and others ducked behind cars.

Lyndsay's husband, Nick, was with their daughter Julia in the downstairs cafe that appeared to be the initial attack point. He scooped up his toddler and ran. They ended up being pushed into a department store storage area and would stay there the next three hours. Lyndsay was in a third-floor movie theater when she called me again. If gunmen found her and others, there was no escape, she said. A short while later the movie theater group - about 20 strangers related by terror - took an emergency exit up to the roof. Once there, they still had no escape. "Jason, can you make sure the police know there are civilians on the roof?" she asked me. One person had stuck his head over the side and was greeted with a bullet, likely from police.

Lyndsay, centre, embraces daughter Julia and husband Nick, partially seen, in a reunion that came after the couple had been separated for three hours inside a mall under attack by al-Shabab terrorists in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. The couple, friends of an AP reporter, were texting and calling the AP reporter during the hostage crisis, blurring the lines between journalist and friend.

I told a police officer. He didn't seem to care. The trick is telling the RIGHT police officer. I asked an Associated Press colleague who is Kenyan to tell a high-ranking police official he knows. "This isn't strictly work-related," I told him. "But it could save lives." I returned to my own work as a reporter, suppressing my fears that my friends could be killed. I snapped photos and took video. I interviewed a Dutch couple who had been close to the grenade blast. That night, Kenya's president put the death toll at 39. Nick either texted or called me. He was in the back room with Julia but unsure what to do. Did I have any information? I texted or called him several times but I feared each time that his phone would ring when gunmen were nearby.

Lyndsay called back. What should she do if the terrorists came onto the roof? There was nowhere to go. The drop to the next level down was perhaps 20 feet. Lyndsay is nearly eight months pregnant; jumping off the roof could have tragic consequences. Grab a cable and rappel off a satellite base, I said. She later told me that might not have worked. "My honest thought was I was afraid I would be too scared to do it," Lyndsay said. At the same time, she later said, it was good just to have someone to talk to. Plainclothes cops helped Lyndsay and the roof hostages escape, but husband Nick and daughter Julia were still inside. Despite all the tension, Julia was mostly well behaved.

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Ivan88 · Sep 22, 2013

Schieze Koph fake Americans are perfectly happy to have their precious Allah-Akhbar crazies to rampage around Africa.
They started it all when they armed and assisted the Allah Akhbar crazies to destroy Libya.

USA has absolutely no moral standing in the world. Time for so called Americans to sit down and shut up.

USA you are responsible for this, just as you are responsible for your Allah-Akhbar war against Syria.

USA you been doing this garbage for 30 years against Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosova, Russia, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya etc.

Uri · Sep 22, 2013

Ivan88 said: ↑

Schieze Koph fake Americans are perfectly happy to have their precious Allah-Akhbar crazies to rampage around Africa.
They started it all when they armed and assisted the Allah Akhbar crazies to destroy Libya.

USA has absolutely no moral standing in the world. Time for so called Americans to sit down and shut up.

USA you are responsible for this, just as you are responsible for your Allah-Akhbar war against Syria.

USA you been doing this garbage for 30 years against Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosova, Russia, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya etc.
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Dont forget Israel, Zionism and Jews in general.

Ivan88 · Sep 22, 2013

Uri said: ↑

Dont forget Israel, Zionism and Jews in general.
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Yes, and their nice friends the Saudis, Erdogan, Kuwaite and Qatar.

Uri · Sep 22, 2013

Ivan88 said: ↑

Yes, and their nice friends the Saudis, Erdogan, Kuwaite and Qatar.
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All those "Talmu" muslims.

Thehumankind · Sep 22, 2013

The US should provide more intelligence resource towards Kenya to aid them
in protecting it's own domain.

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