Terror at Nairobi Mall Leaves at Least 30 Dead

[SpitfireV]

I'm sure they are pissed at the Kenyans. There has been cross border naughtiness going on for decades there, and it won't stop anytime soon.

Oh for sure.

 

[Chopstick]

Oh neat. Some of the mall attackers are from the US.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/22/cnn-some-of-the-kenya-mall-attackers-are-from-u-s/

#cnn has learned from sources that two of the Kenya mall attackers are from Minnesota and one from Missouri.

The nationalities of the attackers originated from a now-suspended Twitter account, where their sources confirmed nine names listed were among the alleged hostage takers.
Three of the alleged attackers are from the U.S., two are from Somalia and there is one each from Canada, Finland, Kenya and the United Kingdom, according to the list.

 

[SpitfireV]

I'm willing to bet cash monies that while they might be citizens of those countries they're originally Somali.

 

[Chopstick]

I'm willing to bet cash monies that while they might be citizens of those countries they're originally Somali.

And you would most likely be right.
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/ken..._mail_job=1538617_09222013&promo_code=14F53-1

Two of the Americans are from Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, and the other is from Kansas City, Missouri. Minneapolis has a large Somali community that in the past has been linked to recruitment efforts by al-Shabab as well as al-Qaida.

 

[CQB]

I'm willing to bet cash monies that while they might be citizens of those countries they're originally Somali.

I saw a pic on the news of a white woman (what's the Arabic fem form of jihadi?) whose hubby was a London bomber. Sadly, there was an Aussie and his pregnant Dutch wife who ate it.

 

[Chopstick]

This is pretty upside down and backwards. But....

Judges at the International Criminal Court have excused Kenya's deputy president from his crimes against humanity trial for a week so he can return home to help deal with the mall hostage crisis.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/23/kenya-hostage-crisis_n_3974026.html?ncid=webmail1

 

[RackMaster]

Reported a 24 y/o male from Ontario, Canada as part of the fuckers. Wouldn't surprise me, it's becoming a common factor lately...

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/0...ege-says-canadian-man-is-one-of-their-gunmen/

 

[ManBearPig]

Bunch of savages.

Rest In Peace to the innocent who have died.

 

[hoepoe]

This is a big move if the Israelis are indeed there.

Here's to them cleaning up these Al Shabab cowards.

Advisory capacity only i understand, but new details are emerging all the time.

 

[pardus]

Advisory capacity only i understand, but new details are emerging all the time.

Roger. Shame, that would be the hostages best chance of survival.
Do you still have any "Black Is Beautiful"?

 

[Chopstick]

A little bit of good news out of this mess.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...duty-SAS-soldier-handgun-saved-100-lives.html

An off-duty member of the SAS emerged as a hero of the Nairobi siege yesterday, after he was credited with saving up to 100 lives.

The soldier was having coffee at the Westgate mall when it was attacked by Islamists on Saturday.

With a gun tucked into his waistband, he was pictured helping two women from the complex.
He is said to have returned to the building on a dozen occasions, despite intense gunfire.

A friend in Nairobi said: ‘What he did was so heroic. He was having coffee with friends when it happened.

‘He went back in 12 times and saved 100 people. Imagine going back in when you knew what was going on inside.’

Sources said the soldier was with the Special Air Service, or SAS. He cannot be named for security reasons.

 

[Ooh-Rah]

A little bit of good news out of this mess.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...duty-SAS-soldier-handgun-saved-100-lives.html

See also....my reply at the beginning of this thread...miss it?
Here it is again..."
Fucking incredible that this is not happening here. File this under "why I carry" everywhere I go..."

Outstanding...hoping the Brits (and the rest of the media) do not go out of their way to unmask this man.

 

[Chopstick]

Outstanding...hoping the Brits (and the rest of the media) do not go out of their way to unmask this man.

That pic showing his face is all over the net, sadly.

 

[TheSiatonist]

^^That pic of him with the two girls has his face edited out already.

I hope he had the opportunity to kill a few of these multinational terrorists in the process:

From Chops link:

He is said to have returned to the building on a dozen occasions, despite intense gunfire.

A friend in Nairobi said: ‘What he did was so heroic. He was having coffee with friends when it happened.

‘He went back in 12 times and saved 100 people. Imagine going back in when you knew what was going on inside.’

Sources said the soldier was with the Special Air Service, or SAS. He cannot be named for security reasons.

 

[Chopstick]

^^That pic of him with the two girls has his face edited out already.

I hope he had the opportunity to kill a few of these multinational terrorists in the process:

I saw that pic with his face plainly showing on various news outlets all weekend.

 

[CQB]

Moving forward, some thoughts...

http://selectedwisdom.com/?p=1146

 

[Chopstick]

If this is true how did they get all that stuff in there without being detected and what kind of store was it?

http://abcnews.go.com/International...s-rented-shop-months-attack/story?id=20365562

An interior ministry spokesman said today that the band of assailants had rented a shop in the mall for three months, storing weapons and plotting Saturday's rampage.

Later that same day, Lenku said that claim was only a "rumor" until it had been verified by the investigation.

"As to whether they had a shop in the mall is something we cannot say categorically," Lenku said.

 

[CQB]

Normal deliveries, hiding in plain sight & if there was a fit out, perhaps even easier.

 

[pardus]

Noting would be easier than to wheel/carry in boxes looking like normal merchandise but filled with weapons, just like other shops do everyday.

Im very surprised it hasn't happened here yet.

 

[Chopstick]

I saw this lady on the news this morning. One of the lucky ones indeed. When she mentioned her rescuers it got my attention. It also made me wonder what type of security was in place at that mall vs what we have in most malls here. As you point out @pardus Im surprised this has not occured here yet.
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/...an-survivor-recounts-kenyan-siege-horror?lite

She and the others with her survived by hiding for five hours in the back room of the store until what she called an "American security team" showed up to rescue them.
Malakia said the group was told: "'If you guys want to get out, we understand it's dangerous but this is probably your best shot. If you don't get out now you may not get out.'"

So, they all made a beeline for the exit and ran out of the mall — where she said two grenades thrown about 30 feet away caused her to emotionally break down, even as she had finally escaped