adminNAIROBI. — Four men were yesterday charged in connection to the Westgate mall massacre in September, an attack claimed by Somalia’s Al-Qaeda linked al-Shabaab in which at least 67 people were killed. The four, who are all ethnic Somalis, are Mohammed Ahmed Abdi, Liban Abdullah, Adan Adan and Hussein Hassan.
They are believed to have been involved in the attack together with others who are either at large or were killed during the operation mounted by security forces.
“The accused persons carried out a terrorist attack at Westgate Shopping Mall on September 21 by supporting a terrorist group,” the charge sheet read.
All pleaded not guilty to the charges, which also included entering Kenya illegally and obtaining false identification documents.
State counsel James Kirui said that before day of the attack, Mohamed Ahmed Abdi and Liban Abdullah supported two terrorists identified as Moahmmed Abdinur Said and Hassan Mohammed Dhohullow in “committing a terrorist act at the Westgate Mall.” — Daily Nation.
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