Five gunmen with the Al-Qaeda-linked Somali militant group Al-Shabaab attacked the DusitD2 hotel and office complex on Tuesday afternoon. Chilling CCTV footage showed one of the attackers lingering in front of the terrace of the Secret Garden restaurant before blowing himself up. Attacker planned to move outPolice say one of the attackers was Ali Salim Gichunge, who was also known as Farouk. Several private citizens and foreign security forces took part in the rescue operation. British media reports said a former special forces soldier who was out shopping when the attack happened, jumped in to help Kenyan special forces.

Source: The Guardian January 17, 2019 11:37 UTC