Gunmen who stormed Kenya mall reportedly spoke English, were from different countries
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Clifford Armion
le 24/09/2013
Activer le mode zenSudarsan Raghavan
NAIROBI — One of the Islamist militants wore a white turban, witnesses said, while others wore black head scarves. Most were in civilian clothes, but a few donned camouflage fatigues. Some carried sophisticated machine guns, and others wielded the AK-47 rifles widely used by African insurgents. Most of the extremists who seized the upscale Nairobi mall were young and barked orders in English.By Monday evening, Kenyan security forces said they controlled much of the Westgate Premier Shopping Mall, although several militants from al-Shabab, a group allied with al-Qaeda, appeared dug in, determined to fight to the death.
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Gunmen who stormed Kenya mall reportedly spoke English, were from different countries, La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), septembre 2013. Consulté le 14/05/2025. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/gunmen-who-stormed-kenya-mall-reportedly-spoke-english-were-from-different-countries