Kenyan jihadis include 5 Americans, a Canadian and a Brit

ISRAEL MATZAV
by Carl in Jerusalem

Sunday, September 22, 2013

As I'm sure most of you have already heard, a group of some 15 jihadis invaded the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday, rounded up as many people as they could, released the Muslims and started murdering everyone else. At least count, 59 people had been murdered, 175 wounded, and the jihadis were still holding some 30 hostages. 

Where is the media coverage? This is Obama's native land -- where is his condemnation of the vicious sharia? His silence is sanction and support.

Of course, the problem is those of us who speak against this savagery. Not the savages. Have Muslim groups held an emergency press conference to denounce jihad and the Islamic texts and teachings that command these monstrous mass slaughters? 

'All Muslims leave... we only want to kill non-Muslims': Gunmen massacre at least 22 in Kenyan shopping mall after releasing anyone who could prove they were Islamic by reciting a prayerDaily Mail, September 21, 2013

• Security guards wheel out bodies in shopping trolleys from Westlands Shopping Centre
• Hostages are being held by at least five attackers still in building
• Upmarket mall is a favourite shopping spot for expats and wealthy Kenyans
• Police opened fire after gunmen launched attack at midday today
• Armed gang believed to have been terrorists, police say
• Kenya Red Cross says at least 22 dead though police not given exact toll
• Witness says attackers told shoppers non-Muslims were the targets
• Somali militant group al-Shabaab threatened to attack mall but no one yet claimed responsibility

Gunmen who opened fire at a shopping centre killing at least 25 and injuring dozens more today let muslims go free if they could prove they were Islamic. 

Witnesses caught up in the attack at Westlands Shopping Centre, in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, said anyone who could recite a muslim prayer to their captors was allowed to leave unscathed.

But the attackers turned their guns on anyone who could not prove their Islamic credentials.
Sir Simon Fraser, the Foreign Office's chief civil servant and head of the Diplomatic Service, said on Twitter that Britons had been caught up in the incident.

He posted: '@foreignoffice (The Foreign Office) and @UKinKenya (British High Commission) working hard on Nairobi shooting and hostage crisis to help all involved esp Brits.'

Sky News is reporting that the US State Department has confirmed US citizens are among the casualties.

But US citizens (and Brits) aren't just among the casualties. They're also among the terrorists.

Let's go to from Maine Shafie Die 25, of Tucson Arizona the videotape.



MFS - The Other News has a list of the terrorists. They include:

Abdirizak Mouled 24 years' of Ontario Canada

Ahmed Mohamed Isse, 22, of Saint Paul, Minnesota

Abdifatah Osman Keenadiid. 24 years in Minneapolis

Gen Mustafe Noorudiin. 27, of Kansas City.

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from Maine Shafie Die 25, of Tucson Arizona

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of London GB Qasim Said Musa, 22,

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Dagestan Abdelkarem Ali Mohamed, 21, of Illinois - See more at: http://www.dreuz.info/2013/09/attentat-de-nairobi-les-jihadistes-publient-une-video-et-les-noms-et-la-nationalite-des-mujahideen-avec-beaucoup-doccidentaux/#sthash.5GCjC80V.dpuf

Meanwhile, Israel has gotten involved in the rescue efforts.

"The Israelis have just entered and they are rescuing the hostages and the injured," AFP quoted a security source as saying.

The Jerusalem Post could not confirm the veracity of the report.

Reuters quoted an Israeli security source as saying Israeli advisers were helping Kenya with "negotiating strategy" to help end the siege.

"There are Israeli advisers helping with the negotiating strategy, but no Israelis involved in any imminent storming operation," said the source, who gave no further details and asked not to be identified.

The source said only a "handful" of Israelis, "purely in an advisory role", were on scene at the upscale Westgate shopping center, which has several Israeli-owned outlets and is frequented by expatriates and Kenyans.

An Israeli source in Nairobi said all Israelis who were in the mall at the time of the attack had made it out safely, with the last three rescued overnight.

There were conflicting reports from other security sources in Nairobi about the part Israel was playing.

One Kenyan security source, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters that the Israeli military was involved in the operation, while a private security official also said they were helping comb the mall.

But Kenyan Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku insisted it was a national operation, despite offers of foreign support.

 More here. 
http://israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2013/09/kenyan-jihadis-include-5-americans.html#links

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from DIRECTORBLUE:
PICS: Dozens of Islamophobes slaughtered in Nairobi mall

Had they not suffered from "Islamophobia" before, I wonder if the affected families do so now.

http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2013/09/dozens-of-islamophobes-slaughtered-in.html?spref=fb

Kenya: Troops Move In As Death Toll Now 68

Officials say a troop counter-strike will end the siege "tonight" as Kenya's Red Cross reveals nine more bodies have been found.

SKY NEWS    8:04pm UK, Sunday 22 September 2013

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A major assault is ongoing against Al Shabaab gunmen in an attempt to end a siege in a shopping centre in Nairobi, Kenyan officials have said.

Up to 15 terrorists remain inside the centre, holding an unknown number of hostages. At least 49 people are still missing.

As Kenyan officials vowed that the siege would "end tonight", nine more bodies were discovered inside the shopping centre, raising the death toll to 68.

Gunshots and explosions were heard in and around the Westgate shopping centre and soldiers were seen moving into the building. 

Helicopters hovered overhead.

Military personel mobilise outside the Westgate shopping centre

Police conceded that the death toll could be "much, much higher", after reports from inside of multiple bodies.

The attack began when gunmen from the Islamist Shabaab group burst into the upmarket mall yesterday afternoon armed with guns and grenades.

Unconfirmed reports suggest women as well as men took part in the attack.

Some of those killed were reportedly executed after failing to recite a Muslim prayer at gunpoint. Others were shot at the entrance to the mall as they tried to escape.

A Kenyan army soldier takes cover behind a wall near the centre

The Kenyan Red Cross estimate at least 200 people have been injured.

The group have set up a webpage for anyone worried friends or relatives might be caught up in incident.

A Foreign Office spokesman said three Britons were among those killed and warned the number is likely to rise.

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Kenya Mall Attack: Terrorists Seek Withdrawal of Troops 

updates:

Death toll reaches 68 in Kenya mall assault

 Kenya Westgate mall hostage standoff continues; death toll hits 68
Kenya shopping mall siege: LIVE UPDATES

Operation to free hostages in Kenyan mall continues

Rohani: "Just a Smiley Face" (video)

Bee's note:  

Watch the video, listen to the words of Iran's so-called "moderate", newly elected President Rohani, as the Iranian missiles are on Parade and ask yourselves this one question: "Are Iran's goals for nuclear capabilities peaceful?".

Rohani does not have the power to determine Iran future plans - for Israel, the USA, or any other nation; as someone noted this morning, "He's just a smiley face", coming to the UN and meeting with Obama for the sole purpose of spreading Iran's propaganda and lying about their actual intent and obsession to gain nuclear power/bomb! 

Iran's test of upgrade missiles increases....2009

(How far along since 2009?!)

Iran: "We have no intention to attack"

Military spectacularly presented Tehran 30 ballistic missiles coming from a range of 2,000 miles. "We'll never carried any aggressive action, but oppose those who would attack us," stated Rohani parade.He said anyone considered a threat to the region, he who violates the conventions prohibiting weapons of mass destruction Nati Gabbay and news agencies | 22/09/13 | 14:04

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he background conciliatory diplomatic messages, the editor today (Sunday) Iran military parade during which showcase 30 ballistic missiles are coming from a range of 2,000 miles. "Iran is not a threat to the area," Rohani said Iran's president against missile display and hinted Israel. "The threat is of those who violated all international conventions prohibiting weapons of mass destruction, and who threatens others in the area."

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Show of military power held in Tehran and other cities to mark the "Sacred Defense Week" in memory of the victims of Iran's war with Iraq, and which were also 12 missiles and 18 missile Sejil Hdar. Sejil missiles first tested in November 2008, Khadr September that year.Both missiles Two - gearboxes longer solid.

Reported by AFP, long-range missiles pose danger not only Israel but also the U.S. bases in the Gulf. In his speech, the president insisted parade Rohani proposed that the weapon is for hedging purposes only. "Over the past 200 years, Iran has never attacked another country," Ahmadinejad said.

He stated that Iran does not intend to attack - unless you attack it."Even today, the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic and its leadership will never get implemented in any aggressive action," said the president of Iran, "but they will resolutely oppose aggressors - until victory."

 Photo: "Iran is not a threat to the region." Rohani, Archive | Photo: AP

Revolutionary Guards: "monitor skepticism about who runs Contacts"

Rohani stated earlier that his country will not give up its nuclear program. "The world to recognize Iran's right to enrich uranium," said Rohani, and promised: "We will do this in the framework of international law." He said that the Iranian people do not want war. "If Western governments will have these rights, the Iranian people are rational people, peacemakers and friendly," Ahmadinejad said. "We stand ready to cooperate and together we can resolve all the problems of the region or even the world." He also claimed that the Iranian people "want development and not looking to produce nuclear weapons."

At the same time, Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned the diplomats in their country because talks are expected with the U.S.. "Past experience requires the country's diplomatic apparatus to be careful and monitor the Htnagom skepticism of those who prefer to Contacts" said the statement from the Revolutionary Guards.

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America was not built on the "principles" of Islam!

To the Moderate Muslim: Infidel Observations of islam

The Trouble with Islam

TheReligionofPeace.com Ten Obvious Reasons Why Islam is NOT a Religion of Peace  #1 18,000 deadly terror attacks committed explicitly in the name of Islam in just the last ten years.  (Other religions combined for perhaps a dozen or so).  #2 Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, had people killed for insulting him or for criticizing his religion.  This included women.  Muslims are told to emulate the example of Muhammad.  #3 Muhammad said in many places that he has been "ordered by Allah to fight men until they testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is his messenger."  In the last nine years of his life, he ordered no less than 65 military campaigns to do exactly that. Muhammad inspired his men to war with the basest of motives, using captured loot, sex and a gluttonous paradise as incentives.  He beheaded captives, enslaved children and raped women captured in battle.  Again, Muslims are told to emulate the example of Muhammad.  #4 After Muhammad died, the people who lived with him and knew his religion best immediately fell into war with each other.  Fatima, Muhammad's favorite daughter, survived the early years among the unbelievers at Mecca safe and sound, yet died of stress from the persecution of fellow Muslims only six months after her father died.  She even miscarried Muhammad's grandchild after having her ribs broken by the man who became the second caliph. Fatima's husband Ali, who was the second convert to Islam and was raised like a son to Muhammad, fought a civil war against an army raised by Aisha, Muhammad's favorite wife - and one whom he had said was a "perfect woman."  10,000 Muslims were killed in a single battle waged less than 25 years after Muhammad's death. Three of the first four Muslim rulers (caliphs) were murdered.  All of them were among Muhammad's closest companions.  The third caliph was killed by allies of the son of the first (who was murdered by the fifth caliph a few years later, then wrapped in the skin of a dead donkey and burned).  The fourth caliph (Ali) was stabbed to death after a bitter dispute with the fifth.  The fifth caliph went on to poison one of Muhammad's two favorite grandsons.  The other grandson was later beheaded by the sixth caliph. The infighting and power struggles between Muhammad's family members, closest companions and their children only intensified with time.  Within 50 short years of Muhammad's death, even the Kaaba, which had stood for centuries under pagan religion, lay in ruins from internal Muslim war... And that's just the fate of those within the house of Islam!  #5 Muhammad directed Muslims to wage war on other religions and bring them under submission to Islam.  Within the first few decades following his death, his Arabian companions invaded and conquered Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist and Zoroastrian lands.A mere 25 years after Muhammad's death, Muslim armies had captured land and people within the borders of over28 modern countries outside of Saudi Arabia.  #6 Muslims continued their Jihad against other religions for 1400 years, checked only by the ability of non-Muslims to defend themselves.  To this day, not a week goes by that Islamic fundamentalists do not attempt to kill Christians, Jews, Hindus and Buddhists explicitly in the name of Allah.  None of these other religions are at war with each other.  #7 Islam is the only religion that has to retain its membership by threatening to kill anyone who leaves.  This is according to the example set by Muhammad.  #8 Islam teaches that non-Muslims are less than fully human.  Muhammad said that Muslims can be put to death formurder, but that a Muslim could never be put to death for killing a non-Muslim.  #9 The Qur'an never once speaks of Allah's love for non-Muslims, but it speaks of Allah's cruelty toward and hatred of non-Muslims more than 500 times.  #10 "Allahu Akbar!  Allahu Akbar!  Allahu Akbar!" (The last words from the cockpit of Flight 93) ReligionofPeace.com Home Page

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Pages/Top-10-Reasons.htm

Bee's note:
America was not built on the "principles" of Islam!

My message to Washington and the White House:

Since BHO took Office, the support of Islam and predominately Muslim nations/organizations have gained the support of this president to the point where he has insisted that all federal agencies remove any and all identification of the true nature of Islam. Under his "guidance", America's top intelligence agencies, such as, the FBI/CIA, were forced to remove all references to "War on Terror", Islamic extremists, Jihad, etc." and worse, Obama never ceases to apologize to these same savages throughout the world, for America's freedoms of speech and its liberties under the US Constitution - liberties that have allowed Americans numerous opportunities to share their goodness and charity among all nations in the world.

America shined as the "Breadbasket" of the world; the first to send aid when other nations were struck with nature's worse storms and earthquakes; a universal example of freedom, democracy and hope.

Now, after 12 years of wars with Islam/Taliban/al Qaeda and other Muslim extremists, our light to the world shines less brightly; our ability to feed our own is a travesty, as more Americans are on Food Stamps than are working; homes continue to be foreclosed; and America's land of dreams has become a living nightmare.

We have a president who has turned this nation into a laughing stock of the world, as it has lost its moral backbone by betraying our friends/allies and galloping around with those very people who wish us nothing but death, disease, and destruction.

Obama's idea of "hope and change" during his five years in office is a "progressive" ideology and it does not take a genius to understand that America's greatness will no longer be preserved under the un-watchful eyes of the leadership now in place in Congress.  

On 9/11/2013, we sent our best representatives to Washington - a MILLION patriots, riding bikes, waving flags, speaking on the steps to our great halls of Congress - and you ignored our patriotism and refused to even share that great moment in the Media, to let the world and our allies see we had not abandoned them.

And so, we will once again, in October, come to Washington - this time in trucks - lots of trucks, and perhaps you will hear us then - the voice of American patriots has not died; we are alive and well, and do plan on taking our country back from a few elite, cowardly men who do not understand the strength of America - its strength and courage has and will always be "We the People" and we will restore these United States of America.  

“Truckers To Shut Down America” Update…Canada Joins USA…Number Tops 70,000

http://dcclothesline.com/2013/09/21/truckers-to-shut-down-america-update-canada-joins-usa-number-tops-70000/

Americans Stand with Israel

by Bee Sting

Sunday, September 22, 2013

The Religion of Peace: "All MUSLIMS Stand Up and Leave!...We Only Want to Kill NON-MUSLIMS!" (Video)

Bee's note:  

What the world is witnessing in Kenya could soon be happening within an American mall.  Under the Obama administration, thousands of Somali "refugees" have been allowed within our borders - were they "vetted"?  One Somali terrorist captured in VA told the FBI that "200 Somali terrorist" entered the United States through our "soft" borders of Mexico (Fox News report/9-22-2013).

It is past time Washington recognized that America does not have an immigration problem; the problem is Washington's refusal to implement US Immigration laws already on the books.

Secondly, it's time Washington acknowledged that the ideology of Islam is a serious problem and one that needs to be addressed if we plan to keep our nation safe from the on-going suicide bombings/killings/shootings taking place within our borders with Muslim connections, such as, the Boston bombing, and the most recent attack at the Washington Naval Shipyard.  Yes, the Naval Shipyard reports "one shooter"; however, the media covers the trail of this shooter having sympathy for the ideology of Islam. (reported earlier on this blog).

Don't you think it's time the White House stopped bragging about "al Qaeda is on the run" and came to terms with the fact that the problem is much larger than one particular Islamic terrorist organization: the problem is Islam's ideology, where they are taught from childhood to hate all non-Muslims (infidels)?!  

Islam was tagged a "Religion of Peace" by Bush, shortly after 9/11/2001.  I believe he did this to prove that the 9/11 attacks were not a religious war on America, and that our planned response in Afghanistan was not some type of Christian Crusade in retaliation to those attacks.  

However, Islam's ideology includes a "religion" and Islam is at war with the world, its entire civilization and the society's they infiltrate in every country they wash ashore upon, as "refugees", or illegal immigrants sneaking across our borders.

Either Washington fixes this problem soon, or the next mall shooting will be one of our own malls here in America.  

The United States needs a moratorium on immigration for at least two years; close the floodgates of our borders to all Islamic countries and fix the darn problem of "immigration" and refugee status.  The best example for stopping the flow of Muslims entering the United States is the following headline: 
Kenya: 'If You Were Muslim They Let You Go' - SKY NEWS.  This world has become a "play ground" for Muslims.  They don't "play" nicely!  There isn't a rock to hide under, island to run to, where Islam hasn't tried or is in the process of trying to destroy everyone and everything in their path.  The ideology of Islam is like reading 8.5 on the richter scales - an earthquake of complete destruction wherever their footprints cross paths with modern day society.

Lastly, but more importantly, thank you Israel, for your willingness to advise the Kenyan police in aiding the release of hostages.  Israel understands the dangers of Islamic/Arab Muslim terrorists more than any nation on earth - they experience this hatred daily, as they are surrounded by the Muslim wars from its neighbors and within their borders.

Islamic Jihadists massacre at least 30, including Americans, in Kenyan shopping mall after releasing anyone who could prove they were Islamic by reciting a prayer or who could give the name of Prophet Muhammad's mother

Terrified shoppers huddled in back hallways and prayed the militant Islamic gunmen lobbing grenades and firing AK-47 assault rifles inside Nairobi's top mall Saturday would not find them. When the coast was thought to be clear, crying mothers clutching small children and blood-splattered men sprinted out of the four-story mall.

The al-Qaida-linked gunmen asked the victims they had cornered if they were MUSLIM: If the answer was "yes," several witnesses said, those people were free to go. The non-Muslims were not.

Full report with more pictures: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2427892/Nairobi-mall-Gunmen-massacred-22-Kenyan-shopping-centre-targeted-non-Islamics.html

http://ibloga.blogspot.com/2013/09/islam-is-religion-of-peace-kenyan-mall.html

There are now believed to be Americans among the dead, wounded and/or hostages. More info and photos at The Blaze

Kenya Shooting update: 59 dead, some killed after failing to recite Muslim prayer

From: Sky News          Published On: September 22, 2013, 00:13 GMT

At least 59 people have been killed and 150 wounded in a terrorist attack in a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

Several children were among those massacred by al Qaeda-linked terrorists armed with guns and grenades.

Some of those killed were executed after failing to recite a Muslim prayer at gunpoint. 

Foreign Secretary William Hague said British nationals were undoubtedly caught up in the "callous and cowardly and brutal" attack at the upmarket mall.

It is understood there may be dozens of hostages, possibly including Britons, still trapped in the mall.

Gunmen wearing bullet-proof vests opened fire and detonated grenades inside the Westgate centre, popular with expatriates and wealthy Kenyans.

Some people were shot at the entrance to the mall as they tried to escape, picked off from rooftops.

One image showed a dead child cuddled up to his dead mother inside a car. Other pictures showed a bloodied woman being wheeled out of the mall in a shopping trolley. 

Mothers caught up in the attack were pictured running to safety clutching small children.

Police chief Benson Kibue described the incident as a terrorist attack and said that up to 10 men exchanged gunfire with police.

The Somalia-based al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab terror group has claimed responsibility for the attack and warned of more attacks.
Police sources said one gunman had died from bullet wounds. 

Al Shabaab militants have reportedly said there will be "no negotiaions" over the siege, which continues.

It is understood two French citizens have been killed in the attack and Americans are also thought to be involved.

Saadia Ahmed, a radio presenter from Nairobi caught up in the attack, told Sky News how the attack began.

"We heard three explosions outside the building then all of a sudden we heard gunshots and people ducked down," she said.

"A lot of people were shot while they were trying to escape. I saw one of the gunmen with an AK-47 and later two of them were talking and it sounded like Somali or Arabic."

Ms Ahmed said the attackers released people who were able to prove they were Muslim.

"I witnessed a few people get up and say something in Arabic and the gunmen let them go. A colleague of mine said he was Muslim and recited something in Arabic and they let him go as well.

"I saw a lot of children and elderly people being shot dead. I don’t understand why you would shoot a five-year-old child. They were firing at random at anyone who tried to escape."

Earlier, Abbas Guled, a spokesman for the Kenyan Red Cross, said: "The casualties are many and that's only what we have on the outside. Inside there are even more casualties and shooting is still going on."

According to Nairobi-based journalist Abdi Osman Adan, witnesses reported seeing the attackers "firing at any police officers who tried to approach the building".

Security forces are still trying to rescue those trapped inside the centre hours after the start of the siege, going from shop to shop to evacuate shoppers and staff.

Satpal Singh, who was in a cafe when the attackers struck, said he ran downstairs before he was shot near the exit.

"A Somali guy shot at me," he said. "He was carrying a rifle, an AK-47."
A witness, who gave only his first name, Jay, said: "They were not speaking Swahili. They spoke something that seemed like Arabic or Somali."

In a message posted on Twitter , Kenya Police urged the public "to remain calm" and not to speculate about the attack. "We urge you to stay away (from the centre)," they added. Westgate is situated in western Nairobi.

According to the centre's website, it is the city's "premier shopping mall" and offers a "serene and safe environment away from the city centre hubbub".

A Downing Street spokesman said: "The Prime Minister spoke to the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, late this afternoon about the attack at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi."

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Breaking: Kenyan hostages, "An Israeli security guard rescued us from the mall"

Bee's note:  The world is watching a horrific "stand off" in Nairobi, as a Somali-linked al Qaeda terrorist organization continues to hold hostages one day after the massacre that leaves 59 dead and approximately 179 wounded.  Fox News reported from Jerusalem this morning that Israeli "advisers" are in Nairobi, as Israeli's news media (article-below) updates news of "negotiations" with the terrorists.

Translated from Hebrew:

MAKO NEWS

British Guardian quoted two hostages in Nairobi mall, given that the bloody scene rescued by "an Israeli security." Earlier, AFP reported that Israeli forces take part in the negotiations with the terrorists instead

Reuters | News 2 | News 2 | Posted 22/09/13 16:43

"Israelis rescued us from the mall"

Photo: Reuters

Reports of Israeli involvement in rescuing hostages increasingly Nairobi: Two hostages were freed from the mall in Nairobi on militants took over yesterday , told the British Guardian that "rescue them was" an Israeli security. "

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Courier Guardian "Nairobi, Guy Alexander, reports that attempts to validate previous reports, having two hostages reported Israeli security personnel at the mall, and they said Israeli forces are the ones that rescued them out of the mall, which killed, according to reports, at least 59 people . Also today reported AFP by Kenyan security source, and that Israeli forces stormed the local mall. "The Israelis entered the scene and rescued hostages and wounded," said the source, who declined to give his name. Report was not received any official confirmation or other source.

Meanwhile, Reuters reported from an Israeli security source that Israeli advisers are helping Kenyan forces in their negotiations in an attempt to end the siege of Nairobi mall, but stressed that "no Israeli onslaught operation involved close."

From hostage rescue operation?

Photo: Reuters

"Unlikely such a thing happens, because we have no reason to be there, it reported far-fetched," source told News 2 Online retired Brigadier General Nitzan Nouriel, Chief of Staff to former counterterrorism. "I do not think there Israeli officials that work, they do not risk their lives for something that is not saving Israeli lives. "He said that operational cooperation but not such things. said that in his opinion it is not a private Israeli security company that works there.

President Shimon Peres today sent a letter of condolence to President Kenya following the terrorist attack and the State of Israel expressed deep shock and condolences to the families. "We understood them and we pray for the healing of injuries and her recovery of Kenya's brutal assault."

The death toll rose to 59

Clashes in Kenya

Photo: Reuters

Kenyan Interior Minister announced at noon that the death toll from the terrorist attack in the country rose to 59 , with at least 175 people were injured. Minister Joseph Ole Lenco confirmed during a briefing for journalists that in the shopping center there are still hostages, but did not specify their number or their situation. According to him, the morning successfully rescued several hostages information, and a total of one thousand were rescued from people since yesterday.

According to Interior Minister Nairobi government estimates that between 10 and 15 people carried out the attack and are different steps to ascertain their identity. He added that security forces instead control the security cameras in the mall and surrounding the building.

In the morning there were several rounds of shooting from the mall.The shooting, which lasted about 30 seconds, while the security forces was seized new positions around the building. According to reports from the area, soldiers were seen running line and kneel near the entrance to the mall, at the sounding of the shooting. 

Held hostage rescue

Kenya, yesterday

Photo: Reuters

"Who will release Resident Evil and women to the end" , stated earlier this morning Kenyan security source in the scene, but refused to give details on hostage rescue operation. Yesterday, during a terrorist attack, took the militants, linked Somali arm of Al - Qaeda, working in a supermarket and mall jewelry store hostage.

"The number of hostages still unknown," reads a statement of the national emergency center of Kenya on Twitter, "but they are in some places." According to the announcement, there is no communication with the hostages and the upper floors of the shopping center secure.British Sky Network reports that five of the hostages were released.

Kenya attack

Photo: Reuters

Israel's deputy ambassador to Kenya, Vicky Lopez, said in a conversation this morning with news on the situation of two Israelis who were at the mall. "It was an easy one injured lower limbs, probably by shrapnel from a grenade. He was treated in hospital and is now staying in one of the apostles supervision. Excessive Most Israelis were treated for shock instead."

Lopez added that guidelines specific of city residents except maintain vigilance and avoid getting to crowded. "The event went on," stressed the deputy ambassador. "The kidnappers barricaded mall with a number of hostages."

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