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Kenya:
Kenya Turned Down America's Help, Says New York Times
The Star, 25 September 2013
THE New York Times has reported that Kenyan authorities initially declined offers of assistance from the American government on the Westgate Shopping Mall attack. Read more »
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Kenya:
I Told NIS of the Attack, Says Sonko
The Star, 25 September 2013
Makadara seat aspirant Mike Mbuvi aka Sonko during an interview in Nairobi.charles kimani.13-8-10 Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko has accused the National Intelligence Service of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Kenyan Troops Dislodge Terrorists, Rescue Hostages From Mall
This Day, 25 September 2013
Kenyan troops Tuesday gained the upper hand in the battle to dislodge terrorists who on Saturday attacked Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall, taking scores of shoppers and tourists… Read more »
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Kenya:
Security Tight at Shanzu Court as Terror Suspect is Tried
The Star, 24 September 2013
Three Scotland yard detectives are expected to testify in a case where British terror suspect Jermaine Grant is accused of plotting terror attack in Mombasa 2012. Read more »
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Kenya:
Security Tight in Kenya for British Islamist's Trial
Sabahi, 24 September 2013
Suspected British Islamist militant Jermaine Grant, accused of ties to al-Shabaab, appeared in a Kenyan court Tuesday (September 24th) on explosives charges. Read more »
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Kenya:
Security Tight Ahead of Grant Terror Case
The Star, 24 September 2013
SECURITY at the Shanzu court was heightened yesterday ahead of the hearing of terror charges against British national Jermaine Grant. Read more »
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Kenya:
Confusion Lingers Following Reported End to Westgate Crisis
Sabahi, 24 September 2013
As al-Shabaab's siege of Nairobi's Westgate mall went into its fourth day, conflicting reports from Kenyan officials caused confusion and criticism over their ability to control… Read more »
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Kenya:
'White Widow' Samantha Lewthwaite Reported Linked to Westgate Attack
Sabahi, 24 September 2013
Speculation is growing that Samantha Lewthwaite, nicknamed "the white widow", daughter of a British soldier and widow of suicide bomber Germaine Lindsay, who blew himself up on a… Read more »
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Kenya:
Westgate Mall Tragedy Calls for a Measured Response
ISS, 24 September 2013
A radical military response to the dramatic terror attack on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi this weekend will play into the hands of the assailants. Using local police and… Read more »
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Kenya:
Convicted Al-Shabaab Member Says Kitui Game Reserve Provides Terrorist Haven
Sabahi, 24 September 2013
Convicted al-Shabaab member Elgiva Bwire Oliacha, also known as Mohammed Seif, confessed to police that he transported more than two dozen grenades from Somalia to Nairobi through… Read more »
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Kenya:
Nairobi Attack Exposes Flawed U.S. Terror Policies
IPS, 24 September 2013
In the aftermath of the worst terror attack in East Africa in three years, foreign policy scholars here are urging the U.S. government to rethink its counter-terror policy in the… Read more »
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Kenya:
Police Alert at Border With Ethiopia
The Star, 24 September 2013
Security has been tightened at the border of Ethiopia and Kenya following the Westgate attack. Marsabit county commissioner Isaiah Nakoru said the security apparatus in the region… Read more »
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Kenya:
Mombasa Swoop On 'Terrorists'
The Star, 24 September 2013
POLICE in Mombasa have said they have arrested a number of suspects previously linked to terrorism activities. Mombasa police chief Henry Ondiek yesterday said police are on high… Read more »
