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5 suspects to appear in court over Westgate attack
Five people being held in connection with the terrorist attack on the Westgate mall in Kenya are expected to be charged in court Monday.The Somali terror group Al-Shabaab, an affiliate of al Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the bloody four-day siege at the upscale mall in Nairobi during which at least 67 people were killed. The attack began on September 21. Questions remain about the those who carried out the attack and the response by security forces. The exact number of people Kenyan authorities say were involved in or connected to the deadly assault has fluctuated. As the attack unfolded, Kenyan officials said that as many as 15 gunmen were involved. On the fourth day of the siege, as the security operation wound down, President Uhuru Kenyatta said five terrorists had been killed and 11 suspects were in custody. Last month, the Kenyan military said four gunmen died when part of the mall collapsed. It's unclear how many civilians and terrorists may still be buried beneath the concrete chunks of the collapsed section of the mall. Posted by: Steve White 2013-11-06 |
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