'No negotiations whatsoever': Al-Shabab gunmen's 'press office' live-tweets mall attack

As Twitchy reported earlier, gunmen launched a terrorist attack on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, reportedly telling Muslims to leave the area before opening fire. The al-Qaeda-linked Somali militia al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the group’s “press office,” @HSM_Press, has been tweeting its grievances and demands throughout the day.

https://twitter.com/HSM_Press/status/381469473208672256

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Whoever is doing the tweeting claims to be in intermittent contact with the shooters inside the mall.

https://twitter.com/HSM_Press/status/381480148421189633

CNN is currently reporting “dozens” killed, with 31 seeming to be the most reliable number of confirmed casualties at the moment.

https://twitter.com/HSM_Press/status/381480723221204992

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Kuffar, like infidels, is a derogatory term for non-Muslims.

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For whatever reason, CNN is still being careful to enclose the word “terrorists” in quotation marks.