Our Hearts Go Out To Our Readers in Kenya At This Time....

The news of the brutal act of terrorism unleashed on the people of kenya in Nairobi has the topic on almost every lips of people all over the world.
Im sorry i haven't been able to bring to you updates on the matter until now. its not that the news is not important, as im sure many Kenyans do read this blog. its just that my laptop needed repairs and there was practically no other way for me to blog. apologies please.
Below is the attack in summary....The Kenyan government has issued a report saying the attack is all over now.

On Saturday 21st of sept, terrorists linked to the Al-Shabab group in Somalia attacked the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. 

The attack was said to have started about midday, with between 10-15 terrorists throwing grenades and firing automatic weapons. So many people were killed in this vicious attack.

The violent attack has been reported to be a response by the militant group to Kenyan intervention in the Somali crisis. Al-Shabab had previously threatened to attack Kenya if the Kenyan government did not withdraw its troops from Somali soil.

Below are names of some of the alleged terrorists 

Ahmed Nasir Shirdoon, 24, from London, UK; 
Gen Mustafe Noorduiin, 27, from Kansas City, U.S., 
Abdifatah Osman Keenadiid, 24, from Minneapolis, U.S., 
Ahmed Mohamad Isse, 22, from Saint Paul, U.S; 
Ismael Guled, 23, from Finland; 
Abdirizak Mouled, 24, from Ontario, Canada; 
Zaki Jama Caraale, 20, and Sayid Nuh, 25, both from Somalia. 
Kenyan police claimed they have arrested 11 of the terrorist. The group is also being rumored to have been co ordinated by a white woman of British descent, by the name Lewthwaite. Samantha has been married twice, and both times to terrorists. Reports has it that she is one of the terrorists, and some said she was seen giving out orders to the killers.. Samantha was married to one of the London 7/11 terrorists, and her second husband died just recently in a terrorist attack too.

Names of some of the victims
KENYA
President Uhuru Kenyatta's nephew and nephew's fiancee were killed 
GHANA
Kofi Awoonor, a Ghanaian poet, professor and former ambassador to Brazil, Cuba and the United Nations, died after being wounded in the attack, Ghana's presidential office confirmed.
Ghana's ministry of information said Awoonor's son was injured and is responding to treatment. 
CANADA
Two Canadians, including a diplomat, died in the attack, according to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
He paid tribute to the victims and noted the loss of diplomat Annemarie Desloges, who served in Canada's High Commission to Kenya as a liaison officer with the Canada Border Services Agency.
Her spouse Robert Munk was wounded in the attack, but has since been released from the hospital, the Canadian Press reported. 
INDIA
Two Indians, 8-year-old Parmashu Jain and 40-year-old Sridhar Natarajan, were killed, and four others were wounded in the attack.
BRITAIN
The Foreign Office have confirmed that four UK nationals have been killed in the attack.
Prize-winning architect Ross Langdon, who had dual British and Australian citizenship, is believed to be one of the dead.
A British man, who refused to give his name, said his wife and daughter were both killed in the atrocity.
The Foreign Office warned the number of British dead is 'likely to rise as further information becomes available.'
FRANCE
Two French women were killed, President Francois Hollande said. 
SOUTH AFRICA
One South African citizen was killed, according to the country's International Relations Department. 
THE NETHERLANDS
A 33-year-old Dutch woman died in the attack, believed to be Elif Yavuz, the heavily pregnant partner of British architect Mr Langdon.
Seven other Dutch citizens who were in the mall escaped unharmed, Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans said. 
CHINA 
A 38-year-old Chinese woman with the surname Zhou who worked in the real estate industry was killed in the attack, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported. Her son was injured in the attack and was in stable condition in a hospital, according to the Chinese Embassy in Kenya. 
PERU
A retired staff member of UNICEF from Peru was killed, the agency's regional office for Eastern and Southern Africa said. 
U.S.
Five American citizens were injured, U.S. officials said. 
NEW ZEALAND
Andrew McLaren, 34, a New Zealander who managed a factory in Kenya for the avocado oil company Olivado, was wounded in the attack, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed. He was hospitalised in stable condition.

According to witnesses on the scene, the militants directed their attacks specifically at non-muslims as it was reported that muslims were asked to leave the mall.

At the moment, over 60 people have been reported dead with over 170 people dead and the death toll keeps rising. Kenyan security operatives have released a report saying that the attack is over. However, over 51 people are still reported missing and as such there’s cause to believe they’re still being held as hostages.

Some of the released hostages said the terrorists piled up dead bodies at the entrance as buffer to slow down security operatives from entering the mall. they also said these wicked terrorists are burning dead people's faces, and cutting off their hands, to avoid identifictaion......#Barbaric!
Some witnesses said the militants told Muslims to leave and said non-Muslims would be targeted The official death toll stands at 62 and more than 170 have been injured. There are fears the death toll will rise further.

Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has addressed the nation a few hours ago, saying they have defeated the terrorists and arrested eleven of them. The president said three floors of the mall collapsed during clearing efforts and trapped some people. He said Kenyan forces killed 5 terrorists and are currently sweeping the mall for explosives.

Mr Kenyatta said 61 civilians and 6 soldiers were killed in the deadly mall slaughter that started on Saturday, and carried out by Al Qaeda linked militant group, Al Shabaab. Almost 200 people were injured while 65 people are still unaccounted for. He also said he can't confirm the nationality of the terrorist. 

He has since declared three days of mourning.

My heart goes out to all Kenyans at this trying times. may God grant the families of the fallen ones the grace to bear this hurt, and may the souls of the departed rest in peace.

This is really a sad time for Kenya..

Lets all come together, and pray that all this act of terrorism on innocent people will stop.

It is well.

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