Kenya: Remembering Westgate - Tackling the Shared Threat of Terrorism

20 September 2014
opinion

One year ago this Sunday, armed men entered the Westgate shopping mall and conducted the most atrocious terrorist attack in Kenya's recent history. They killed 67 innocent people and injured many more. Al Shabaab claimed responsibility as retribution for the Kenyan military's deployment in Somalia.

On this most terrible of anniversaries our hearts go out to all Kenyans, particularly those who lost loved ones in Westgate. The scars will take a long time to heal. We feel your pain: we lost six British nationals in the attack. We in the UK have experienced more than our fair share of terrorism over the years - from the IRA bombings during the Northern Ireland Troubles to the London tube bombings of 2005. We share Kenya's resolve that such crimes must not go unpunished.

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