(Via UK Daily Mail) Americans were injured in a terror attack by as many as 10 gunmen at a Nairobi, Kenya, shopping center that has left at least 40 people dead and as many as 300 injured – a female Canadian diplomat and a pregnant popular Kenyan radio journalist are among the dead.
The US State Department has confirmed that four Americans were hurt in the mass shooting Saturday in a statement issued from the US Embassy in Nairobi, but declined to give names or an exact number of Americans hurt. Americans are not believed to be among the dead at this time. The dead range in ages from two to 78-years-old, according to a Kenyan government official. Five hostages were released around 2am local time.
American Elaine Dang, 26, [pictured above] has been identified as one of the Americans injured in the brutal terror attack. (continue reading)
NYT Photojournalist on the scene:
[…] The mall is Nairobi’s most high-end shopping center, completely up to Western standards, with movie theaters, nice cafes, supermarkets and a casino. Pretty much anything you need. I’ve been there, so I knew the layout inside. (pictures and first hand account – CLICK HERE)