Kenya – An off-duty member of the SAS emerged as a  hero of the Nairobi siege yesterday, after he was credited with saving up to 100  lives.
The soldier was having coffee at the Westgate  mall when it was attacked by Islamists on Saturday.
With a gun tucked into his waistband, he was  pictured helping two women from the complex.
He is said to have returned to the building  on a dozen occasions, despite intense gunfire.
A friend in Nairobi said: ‘What he did was so  heroic. He was having coffee with friends when it happened.
‘He went back in 12 times and saved 100  people. Imagine going back in when you knew what was going on  inside.’ 
Sources said the soldier was with the Special  Air Service, or SAS. He cannot be named for security reasons.
The British Special Forces regularly train  and operate out of Kenya, and have been involved in tracking UK citizens  involved with hardline Islamists in Somalia and Yemen.
Former members work with both the UK and  Kenyan governments and security firms across East Africa.  (continue reading)