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Washington (AFP) - A US citizen was killed Tuesday in an attack by Islamist militants on an upmarket hotel and office complex in Nairobi, a US official said.
“We can confirm that a US citizen was killed in the attack. We offer our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of this individual,” a State Department official said.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, declined further details, citing respect for the privacy of the person’s family.
An AFP photographer in Nairobi saw the bodies of five victims and a police source said he had seen as many as 14 dead.
Al-Shabaab, the Al-Qaeda-linked Somali group that assaulted a Nairobi shopping mall in 2013, claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s attack on the DusitD2 compound, which includes a 101-room hotel, spa, restaurant, and offices for local and international companies.
The United States commended Kenyan authorities and said it was providing unspecified assistance in the response.
“The United States condemns in the strongest terms the terrible attack at the Dusit2 Hotel complex in Nairobi,” tweeted Bob Godec, the US ambassador in Nairobi.
“We offer our deepest condolences to all who have been affected by this horrifying violence,” he wrote.
There was a time we had a grenade attack in Nairobi every 3 days.
When Uncle Sam and Amisom dealt with them proper, the attacks in Nairobi have been very rare.
And 13 regular Kenyans died alongside the one American… Not to mention the security teams’ casualties.
And the unconfirmed number in various hospitals
Don’t mind me though
Nope,you are getting it the wrong end up.question to ask yourself,US+Somalia,what are the dynamics there? if uncle sam controls the somali coast ,which they tried and miserably failed back in 93 Operation Gothic Serpent ,they would control the eastern front of maritime business,(china beat them to it).They asked uganda to keep the peace but ugandans got he short end of the stick during worldcup after revellers were dispatched unceremoniously ,(first time we heard al kebab vizuri)U.G realised they cant fight someone elses war and heedeed warnings from insurgents and left.Sisi na kiherehere yetu we joined in(probably from sam’s arm twisting) got attacked the first tie pale pango police.we’ve never been at beef with hargeysas,why should we be now? what peace are we keeping? al kebab is not our monkey not our circus.US knows the’ll get their asses whooped if they step in somalia…besides,they’ve never won any war…since they’ve never been in one in the first place:D:D:D:D:D:D:D