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US will support Kenya to bring attackers to justice: Obama
[Al Ahram] President Barack ObamaI am the change that you seek... called Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday to offer condolences over what the White House called a "terrorist attack" by the Al-Shabaab  ... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda... group at a Nairobi shopping mall that has killed almost 70 people. What's with the quotes? What would you call it, Dorkstetter? Islamist faceless myrmidons still held hostages on Sunday at the shopping mall, where brief volleys of gunfire interrupted hours of stalemate. "President B.O. called President Kenyatta of Kenya this morning to express condolences to the government and people of Kenya for the terrorist attack carried out by Al-Shabaab yesterday on the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi," the White House said in a statement. "President B.O. reiterated US support for Kenya's efforts to bring the perpetrators of the attack to justice." A State Department official said there were no new reports of American casualties in the attack. Republican Representative Peter King ...U.S. Representative for New York's 3rd (central Long Island) congressional district, serving since 1993. He is of the Publican persuasion and is known for his active support for the of New York, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said the attack showed the growing influence of Al-Qaeda linked groups in Africa. "This shows the really growing influence of Al-Qaeda in Africa. You have Al-Shabaab now in Somalia going off into Kenya, carrying out an attack outside its own country," King said on ABC's "This Week." Posted by: Fred 2013-09-23 |
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