CNN is reporting that three of the Kenya mall attackers are from the United States.
https://twitter.com/StephGoggansCNN/status/381862236769120256
NBC’s Kansas City affiliate:
#BREAKINGNEWS – Suspect in #Kenya Mall attack reported to be from KC.
— 41 Action News (@41actionnews) September 22, 2013
#BREAKING – NBC affiliate @41ActionNews reports suspect in #Kenya Mall attack reported to be from Kansas City.
— Kenny Holmes (@KHOLMESlive) September 22, 2013
CNN also reports that the State Department is increasingly confident Americans were involved:
State Dept official tells Elise Labott they're still trying to match names but becoming more confident American citizens were involved
— Steve Brusk (@stevebruskNews) September 22, 2013
The official says they have been concerned and raising alarm bells about al-Shabaab recruitment in the Somali-American community
— Steve Brusk (@stevebruskNews) September 22, 2013
Twitchy will continue to monitor for further developments.
Related:
More ‘very heavy fire’ at Kenya shopping mall; Some (Muslim?) hostages freed
‘They came to kill’: Witnesses give chilling accounts of Kenya mall shooting from the scene
Join the conversation as a VIP Member