The Islamic State has since claimed the attack that saw the US embassy remain closed on Friday, saying the attacker was following its instructions. The governor said the man should have been disarmed and arrested to help with investigations into terrorism instead of being shot dead. By BRUHAN MAKONGMore by this AuthorWajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi has urged police and other agencies to investigate last week’s shooting of a terror suspect from his county outside the US Embassy in Gigiri, Nairobi. “What kind of knife was it that it scared everyone to the point that they ended up shooting him. The so-called Islamic State (IS) terrorist group has since claimed the attack, which prompted US officials to close the embassy on Friday.

Source: Daily Nation October 31, 2016 09:41 UTC