Kenya Westgate Mall shooting
Kenya Westgate Mall shooting | |
Taken of and around the 2013 Westgate shopping mall terrorist incident in Nairobi, Kenya | |
Onlookers near Westgate shopping mall | |
Taken of and around the 2013 Westgate shopping mall incident in Nairobi, Kenya. | |
Smoke above Westgate mall | |
Official name | Westgate shopping mall attack Nairobi, Kenya |
Year | 2013 |
Date | 09/21 |
Place | Nairobi |
Place | Kenya |
Place | East Africa |
Story Perps/s | Al Shabaab |
This psyop consists of two parts that were conducted on the 29th and 30th of December 2013 in Volgograd, Russia.
Official summary
On Saturday, 21 September 2013, masked gunmen attacked the Westgate shopping mall, an upscale mall in Nairobi, Kenya. There are conflicting reports about the number killed in the attack, since part of the mall collapsed due to a fire that started during the siege. The attack resulted in 71 total deaths, including 62 civilians, five Kenyan soldiers, and four attackers. Approximately 200 people were wounded in the mass shooting.
The extremist Islamic group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident, which it characterised as retribution for the Kenyan military's deployment in the group's home country of Somalia. Many media outlets also suspected the insurgent group's involvement in the attack based on earlier reprisal warnings it had issued in the wake of Operation Linda Nchi from 2011 to 2012.
Kenyan authorities arrested dozens of people in the aftermath of the attack, but had not announced any suspects directly related to the siege. On 4 November 2013, a Kenyan court charged four Somali nationals with harbouring the gunmen in their homes, with each pleading not guilty.
On 20 September 2015, Foreign Policy magazine reported the Westgate attack on 21 September lasted several hours, with the last victim killed before special Kenyan security forces entered the mall, which was also corroborated by New York City Police Department, HBO, and United States Army
Fakeology Analysis
- Fakeologist: Fakeologist blog - Kenya Westgate shooting [ab 1]
- Fakeologist: Fakeologist forum - Kenya Westgate Mall shooting [ab 2]
- Cluesforum: Cluesforum - Kenya Westgate [CF 1]
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Mainstream links
- CCTV footage of Volgograd train station suicide explosion http://www.euronews.com/2013/12/30/cctv-footage-of-volgograd-train-station-suicide-explosion
- Female suicide bomber attack in Volgograd, Russia, as Sochi Winter Olympics approach https://www.smh.com.au/world/female-suicide-bomber-attack-in-volgograd-russia-as-sochi-winter-olympics-approach-20131229-hv749.html
- Suicide bomber kills at least 16 at Russian train station https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-blast/suicide-bomber-kills-at-least-16-at-russian-train-station-idUSBRE9BS02S20131229
- Official: Suicide bomber kills 16 at Russian train station https://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/29/world/europe/russia-train-station-explosion/index.html
- Volgograd blasts: Second suicide bomb hits Russia city https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25546477
- US Slams Volgograd Terror Attacks, Offers Sochi Help https://sputniknews.com/news/20131230186096308-US-Slams-Volgograd-Terror-Attacks-Offers-Sochi-Help/
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34 people were allegedly killed. We could not find the names of the alleged victims online.
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See also
- 9/11
- Glossary
- Main List of psyOps
- Death of Celebrity Person
- Space fakery
- Nuke Hoax
- Plane crashes
- Various events
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