Kenyan Officials Warned about Nairobi attack

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[quote]An intelligence report stating Kenya's security agencies were alerted to a possible attack on a Nairobi mall has the government facing questions over whether it ignored warnings about last week’s siege, the country's media outlets revealed.

According to the leaked report, which was obtained by Al Jazeera, Kenyan officials were warned last September that Al-Shabab was planning suicide attacks on the Westgate mall and the Holy Family Basilica, a church in Nairobi. In January, an intelligence briefing looked at the possibility of attackers storming a building and holding hostages, much like the siege last week.

The report’s conclusion is quite damaging to the Kenyan government as it lists recipients of the intelligence document, which includes top cabinet officials, according to Al Jazeera’s Nazanine Moshiri, reporting from Nairobi.[/quote]