Gun battle at Kenya shopping centre

[eddie]

Doesn't seem like its ever going to end.

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2...e-goes-on?lite

[Oberon]

Slow, steady, methodical. Make them work to your timetable, not you rush to theirs. Close the net slowly and thoroughly, making sure no gaps are made.

It's a tricky environment to work in, a shopping mall, lots of angles, lots of exits and entry points. It'll take a while to sweep it properly. There could still be civilians inside too, which makes it tricky, as well as the possibility of combatants hiding as civilians.

[eddie]

You are right Oberon, it will take time. I've seen reports where some of the militants are dressed as women! Also read that when the attack started, a French woman and her daughter were gunned down in a parking lot.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Slow, steady, methodical. Make them work to your timetable, not you rush to theirs. Close the net slowly and thoroughly, making sure no gaps are made.

It's a tricky environment to work in, a shopping mall, lots of angles, lots of exits and entry points. It'll take a while to sweep it properly. There could still be civilians inside too, which makes it tricky, as well as the possibility of combatants hiding as civilians.

One things for sure, there will be one huge enquiry at the end of this mess.

[TarJak]

Kenyan Foreign Minister states that there were British and American citizens taking part in the terrorist attack. The operation continues: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-2...ackers/4978394

[Jimbuna]

Now it is over...

Kenya president declares siege over

The four-day siege involving suspected Islamist militants at Nairobi's Westgate shopping centre is over, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta says.
Five attackers were shot dead by troops and 11 suspects were in custody, he said in a TV address to the nation.
Kenya has "shamed and defeated our attackers" but the "losses are immense", he said, confirming that 61 civilians and six soldiers had died.
Three days of national mourning have been declared, starting on Wednesday.
President Kenyatta said that several bodies lying under rubble from collapsed parts of the building had still to be recovered.

Some 175 people were injured in the attack; 62 people remain in hospital and many others are being treated for shock and are undergoing counselling.

[Fubar2Niner]

^
Thank god, my heart goes out to the families and friends of the victims. With so many al Qaeda splinter groups, it seems this madness will never end.

[Jimbuna]

Most likely not but it will be interesting to see what fate lies ahead for the eleven suspects that were reportedly captured.

[BrucePartington]

As if the whole incident wasn't terrible enough on its own, this is disturbing....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...obi-siege.html

[Jimbuna]

That has yet to be confirmed but if it is her she'll not be missed by many in the UK.