15 people confirmed dead in Islamist attack on
Kenyan hotel as CCTV captures the terrorist gunmen shooting as they
arrived

A British man and an American man have been confirmed among the 15
people that were killed in the terror attack at a luxury hotel and
office complex in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday Jan 15th.

About four gunmen were seen on CCTV spraying guests with bullets with
a suicide bomber blowing himself up in the deadly attack which began at
around 3pm local time.

The Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab claimed that it was
behind the attack at the 14 Riverside Drive complex, which includes a
large hotel known as DusitD2, banks, and offices. They claimed to have
killed 47 people but gave no evidence.

Al Shabaab spokesman Abdiasis Abu Musab said: ‘We are behind the
attack in Nairobi. The operation is going on. We shall give details
later.’

According to CNBC, 15 bodies have been deposited at the Chiromo
Mortuary and more were expected. Identification papers indicated that 11
were Kenyan, one was American and one was British. The other two were
not carrying documents.

A UK Foreign Office spokeswoman said: ‘The situation is ongoing. We
are in contact with the Kenyan authorities who are coordinating a
response and stand ready to assist as required.’ The US State Department
said: ‘We can confirm that a US citizen was killed in the attack.’

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