Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Sixty-eight dead. At least 175 injured. About 30 hostages still inside, as well as perhaps a dozen gunmen.Those are the grim numbers, more than a day after Islamist attackers stormed an upscale Nairobi mall on Saturday, spraying bullets and holding shoppers captive.The tense standoff continued into Sunday night, with sporadic gunfire heard through the day and at least one explosion.Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta told reporters Sunday afternoon the Kenyan people had showed resiliency as a nation and would triumph against the attackers. The tragedy was also personal for Kenyatta; one of his nephews and his fiancee were among the dead.there are 10 to 15 gunman.
It was the deadliest terror attack in Kenya since al Qaeda blew up the U.S. Embassy there in 1998, killing 213 people.Those killed include three British citizens, two French nationals and two Canadians, including a diplomat, their governments said. Several American citizens were among the wounded, including Elaine Dang, a University of California, Berkeley, graduate.
According to my prior knowledge , we have started hearing more stories of crazy gunman. Why is that?? Has security really loosened up? I mean I highly doubt that and this is in a different part of the world. But why are there more of these stories? Within this article there was a brief argument. "If you must Facebook or tweet, then talk about football or your favourite music but NOT MISINFORM the public on security operations!" authorities said on Twitter. Is it right to do this or not. I don't see too much of a big deal here although I do understand there point.
The shame is the mall in Kenya was a central safe alternative to shopping on streets. Which has unfortunately been diminished.
ReplyDeleteAs I expected, more and more of these incidents have occurred. It's really getting to the point where this will happen daily all over the world and no one will care anymore. I hope I'm wrong, but seriously, it's getting to a point where your life is at risk no matter where you go. Enough with this already.
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