Al-Shabaab, the Somali Islamist group linked to al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for a terrorist attack on a hotel and office complex in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, on Tuesday in which at least three people were confirmed killed and several injured.
The attack, which started at 3pm and was still continuing several hours later, took place in the upmarket Westlands neighbourhood within a short distance of where al-Shabaab killed at least 67 people at the Westgate shopping mall in 2013.
Gunfire was first reported at Nairobi’s Dusit D2 hotel and complex, where several foreign businesses rent office space. Police said they had dispatched special units to the scene amid reports that gunmen — and possibly members of the public — were still inside.