Gunmen attack Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, at least 20 people killed

[smurfy]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw8si3CL9aA[/media]

[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24186780[/url]
[quote]A gun battle inside a shopping centre in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has left at least 20 people dead, the Kenyan Red Cross says.

The gunmen attacked Westgate centre - one of the city's most exclusive. Dozens of shoppers fled, several are still feared trapped inside.

Some reports suggested it was an attempted robbery - but officials say it might be a "terrorist" attack.[/quote]

[Sally]

Another genocide?

[QUOTE]Witnesses told news agencies the gunmen ordered Muslims to leave and that non-Muslims would be targeted.[/QUOTE]

[Smooth Jazz]

The terrorist group responsible, Al-Shabaab, is a Somali group who is doing this as revenge for Kenyan intervention in Somalia. Kenya has fought this group before on the Kenyan-Somali borders and now Al-Shabaab is striking at Kenya itself. The Kenyan President is vowing revenge so who knows what will come out of this.

[Loopoo]

My friend was working at an orphanage over there not 2 weeks back, and she frequently stayed at that mall for wifi access. Scary to think how close she came to being included in all that.

[lonefirewarrior]

[QUOTE]"They came and said: 'If you are Muslim, stand up. We've come to rescue you," said Elijah Lamau. [/QUOTE]

Crazy asshole.

[Missing User]

[url]http://www.reuters.com/article/slideshow/idUSRTX13TO7#a=1[/url]

Slideshow of photos from Reuters

[Bat-shit]

[QUOTE=Smooth Jazz;42267426]The terrorist group responsible, Al-Shabaab, is a Somali group who is doing this as revenge for Kenyan intervention in Somalia. Kenya has fought this group before on the Kenyan-Somali borders and now Al-Shabaab is striking at Kenya itself. The Kenyan President is vowing revenge so who knows what will come out of this.[/QUOTE]

That's pretty crazy man, and for what?

[777ecnatsiser]

Update:

[URL]http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/22/world/africa/kenya-mall-attack/[/URL]

59 Killed (So far)
175 Injured (so far)
30 Hostages

[stabbytheghost]

Israeli, US, and UK special forces are currently there supporting the Kenyan forces.

Here is live coverage of the situation.

[video=youtube;vqTMstSnGxQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqTMstSnGxQ[/video]

[DmGod]

(SNIP) Since dont wanna get banned.

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[Bazsil]

[QUOTE=DmGod;42273248]TL;DR DURKA DURKA MUHAMMED JIHAD[/QUOTE]

You thought this was a good idea

[Reds]

[QUOTE=Sally;42263797]Another genocide?[/QUOTE]

Genocide is when an entire race is wiped out, not when a race is selectively targeted in a single attack.

[wickedplayer494]

[url=http://www.twitter.com/CBCAlerts/status/381857842757521409]@CBCAlerts: [B]Kenyan officials say assault to end standoff at Nairobi mall has begun[/B].[/url]

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[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;42274794][url=http://www.twitter.com/CBCAlerts/status/381857842757521409]@CBCAlerts: [B]Kenyan officials say assault to end standoff at Nairobi mall has begun[/B].[/url][/QUOTE]

Godspeed

[Terminutter]

Livestream said the militants are holed up in a room with a bulletproof window. Hopefully this ends soon, and no more blood is shed.

[Widgeon]

If this was in the US, we would all being have a shitstorm right now...

[barttool]

69 people dead so far. Jesus christ.

[CottonTM]

....."onlyy in kenyaaaaa"

It's in my head.

[fruxodaily]

Final assualt in progress, an Australian is dead