09-24-2013, 11:44 AM
The FBI's official position is that they're still investigating whether some of the al-Shabab terrorists are Americans, but Kenyan officials have publicly confirmed it.
Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed told "PBS NewsHour" that some of the attackers had come from the United States. She said they were originally from Minnesota and Missouri, PBS reported Monday.
"As you know, both the victims and the perpetrators came from Kenya, the United Kingdom and the United States," Mohamed said. "From the information that we have, two or three Americans, and I think so far I've heard of one Brit" are among the attackers.
"The Americans, from the information we have, are young men, about between maybe 18 and 19, of Somalia origin or Arab origin," she told PBS. She offered no other specifics.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/24/world/afri...?hpt=hp_t2
Though Kenyan authorities continue to tweet that they've gotten the mall under control and believe they've rescued "all, or almost all of the hostages", they are still reportedly trying to contain the terrorists inside the mall, gunshots have been exchanged today, and it's unclear how many hostages are still being held and how many dead bodies remain inside. The number of missing is estimated to be around 60 to 65, according to the Red Cross.
Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed told "PBS NewsHour" that some of the attackers had come from the United States. She said they were originally from Minnesota and Missouri, PBS reported Monday.
"As you know, both the victims and the perpetrators came from Kenya, the United Kingdom and the United States," Mohamed said. "From the information that we have, two or three Americans, and I think so far I've heard of one Brit" are among the attackers.
"The Americans, from the information we have, are young men, about between maybe 18 and 19, of Somalia origin or Arab origin," she told PBS. She offered no other specifics.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/24/world/afri...?hpt=hp_t2
Though Kenyan authorities continue to tweet that they've gotten the mall under control and believe they've rescued "all, or almost all of the hostages", they are still reportedly trying to contain the terrorists inside the mall, gunshots have been exchanged today, and it's unclear how many hostages are still being held and how many dead bodies remain inside. The number of missing is estimated to be around 60 to 65, according to the Red Cross.