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Security Forces Secure Hotel Complex In Nairobi After Al-Shabaab Assault

January 16 2019

Kenya

Kenyan security forces say they have taken control of a hotel and office complex in Nairobi after an attack by Al-Shabaab militants, reports the Guardian (U.K.).

On Tuesday, between four and six gunmen opened fire on security personnel at the gate of the Dusit hotel complex in Nairobi, according to witnesses. The gunmen threw grenades into parked vehicles before entering the complex.

Two cars were driven at high speed towards the complex on Tuesday afternoon, witnesses said. One...

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