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. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-46880375. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ↑ Mackintosh, Eliza (15 January 2019). 11 dead as police battle gunmen at Nairobi hotel complex. CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/15/africa/kenya-shooting-nairobi-hotel-intl/index.html. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ↑ Shabab Claim Responsibility for Attack in Nairobi. 15 January 2019. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/world/africa/nairobi-attack.html. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
