Terrorism
14 people died in Tuesday afternoon's attack.
CCTV footage has been released of the attackers at a hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. Several gunmen are seen entering the complex, where they killed at least fourteen people and injured many others. They are suspected members of the extremist group al-Shabaab.
A hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, has been attacked by the extremist group al-Shabab, killing at least one person and injuring many others. There was an explosion and heavy gunfire. Emergency services rushed to the scene to escort crowds away from the scene.
Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility.
No barriers were put up despite a similar attack in Westminster three months before.
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One witness said they heard the assailant shout “Allah”.
The arrest is Syria-related, police said.
Authorities have linked the killings to a terrorist group.
Police thank local residents for patience during investigation.
About Terrorism
Terrorism in the United Kingdom is considered by the Home Office to pose a "significant threat" to security and peace. Islamic extremism, far-right attacks and North Irish terrorists have posed the most recent threats to the United Kingdom. In the past 10 years, there have been several attempts to commit terrorist attacks in Britain. In August 2006 eleven individuals tried to detonate liquid explosives carried on board several airliners travelling from the UK to the US, with 24 suspects arrested in and around London. In June 2007, a car rammed into a terminal at the Glasgow International Airport. No casualties, aside from those of the driver, resulted. The most serious terrorist offence in recent times, since the Northern Irish peace process, was the 7 July 2005 London bombings conducted by four separate Islamist extremist suicide bombers, killing 56 people and injuring 700.