Gun battle at Kenya shopping centre

[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]

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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.

[Fubar2Niner]

My guess is the general public won't have to feed and house them for umpteen years like we do mate.

Originally Posted by Fubar2Niner

My guess is the general public won't have to feed and house them for umpteen years like we do mate.

The last action Kenya had on death row was giving a couple of hundred convicts life terms after they had been sitting on death row for twenty years.

[Fubar2Niner]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

The last action Kenya had on death row was giving a couple of hundred convicts life terms after they had been sitting on death row for twenty years.

Ok..... I stand corrected, then maybe they should hit them with a brick? Better still chainsaw their heads off, even better let some whacked out of his brain Columbian drug king fix it. I'm open to suggestions. On a side note I wonder how much it costs to keep a criminal in jail, in Kenya, compared to the UK ??????????

Well if you want a price comparison perhaps look at the Somali pirates Nato vessels hand over to Kenya for trial.

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by eddie

Reports here mention Israeli advisors, but no direct involvement by Israeli troops of any kind.

That would be likely as the mall is reportedly owned by Jews and has been long considered a likely target as such.

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Armistead

Terrible, if you couldn't prove you were Muslim you were shot. Worse, possible American and Canadians part of the terror group.

Any reports on number dead?

Eritreans formerly living in the MPLS MN area?

[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.