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Kenya starts trial of mall attack suspects

Jan 15, 2014, 9:27 AM EST
View dated on October 3, 2024 shows inside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi after the deadly assault by Islamist gunmen on September 21, 2013.
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Mohamed Ahmed Abdi, Liban Abdullah Omar, Hussein Hassan, and Adan Mohamed Ibrahim stand accused of aiding the militants behind the deadly Westgate mall attack. Their trial opens amid reports from the Kenyan government that a large influx of Somila militants into Kenya has occured, fueled by intenral struggles across the border.

Background:

Kenya mall attack trial begins [VOA]

Somali militants moving into Kenya [AP]

Porous borders under scrutiny [IWPR]

NYPD report sparks incident [NYMag]

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