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Nairobi DusitD2 hotel under attack as blasts and gunfire heard

Source: BBC News:
January 15, 2019 at 10:09
A member of the security forces / REUTERS
A member of the security forces / REUTERS
A luxury hotel complex is under attack in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

At least two blasts and gunfire were heard at the compound in the Westlands district of the city, which houses the DusitD2 hotel as well as offices.

The Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab claimed the attack but gave no details. Four armed men entered the complex, eyewitnesses say.

People are leaving the site escorted by heavily armed officers. Several people were led out covered in blood. 

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