Nairobi Mall Shooting: Gunmen Throw Grenades, Open Fire At Upscale Shopping Center
JASON STRAZIUSO
The newly constructed, populated, Israeli-owned Nairobi mall was an important attraction for the the citizens of Kenya. Including big name stores such as Nike, Adidas, and Bose, a mall of such "luxury" was something to be proud of. All changed on August 21st, a morning that the people of Kenya will surely never forget. Gunmen barged into Kenya's top mall equipped assault rifles and grenades. Bullets were fired, grenades were thrown, casualties were confirmed. Crying mothers, tightly grasping their innocent, wounded children running for their lives is what the scenario consisted off. The total number, for now, is at a solid 30. The gunmen - Al-Qaida linked, specifically part of Somalia's Islamic extremist group - raised a highly controversial religious issue. Many witnesses testified that the gunmen were holding down civilians with guns to their faces and the answer to one simple question could have saved their lives: "Are you Muslim?" Witnesses stated that if the answer was "yes," the civilian would be released, and if the answer were "no," the man would breathe the last breathe of his life. This sort of religious issue should not be ignored, and has to be acted upon immediately. Killing ones solely based off of their religion is not acceptable.
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