Nairobi DusitD2 complex attack

A terrorist attack began on 15 January 2019 and finished on 16 January 2019 in the Westlands area of Nairobi, Kenya. The incident began at 14:30 on 15 January, and ended a few minutes to ten the following day.^[1]

Initial reports were of gunfire and two explosions at the hotel. By 16 January 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta said that 14 people had been killed, including all the terrorists.^[2] Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement that was released during the attack.^[3] Mohammed Gichunge was the shooter but was quickly shot down by Kenya's Rekke Squad - an equivalent to America's SWAT. His accomplice and girlfriend fled to Somalia. The hotel was reopened in August.

References

↑ "Nairobi DusitD2 hotel under attack as blasts and gunfire heard". BBC News. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
↑ Mackintosh, Eliza (15 January 2019). "11 dead as police battle gunmen at Nairobi hotel complex". CNN. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
↑ "Shabab Claim Responsibility for Attack in Nairobi". New York Times. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[2019-01-15-BBC-1] "Nairobi DusitD2 hotel under attack as blasts and gunfire heard". BBC News. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

[2019-01-15-cnn-2] Mackintosh, Eliza (15 January 2019). "11 dead as police battle gunmen at Nairobi hotel complex". CNN. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

[2019-01-15-nyt-3] "Shabab Claim Responsibility for Attack in Nairobi". New York Times. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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