“And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know, whom Allah knows.” (Qur’an 8:60)
“Nairobi attack: hotel complex hit by gunfire and explosions,” by Jason Burke, Guardian, January 15, 2019 (thanks to Joseph):
Police and anti-terrorist forces were fighting to regain control of a hotel and office complex in the centre of the Kenyan capital after it was seized by gunmen.
Witnesses in Nairobi said four armed men had rushed into the DusitD2 compound, which includes a hotel and several office buildings housing international companies, at about 3pm on Tuesday. Sustained automatic gunfire and explosions were heard shortly afterwards.
One man came out covered in blood as students were evacuated from a nearby university building. Four ambulances and a fire truck arrived at the scene as fleeing office workers told reporters their colleagues were still huddled under their desks.
The attack bore many of the hallmarks of a terrorist operation and was being described as a terrorist incident by police at the scene.
According to media reports, al-Shabaab, the Islamist extremist organisation based in neighbouring Somalia, has already claimed responsibility. Al-Shabaab was responsible for a bloody attack in 2013 when gunmen stormed Nairobi’s Westgate Mall, killing at least 67 people….