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Would maybe have to pass a test. for example they might be asked a question what is the name of the prophet s mother. could be killed execution-style. martha: chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge joins us live from washington. catherine, analyzing this, what make this is attack different? reporter: martha, good morning. there are two elements that stand out. eyewitness reports that terrorists were targeting non-muslims. the one way they apparently differentiated victims who could not cite a islamic prayer or arabic were shot dead. according to forces it is a complex attack with dozens of assailants who attacked the maul in several ways. the attacks appears into retaliation for the kenyan government s recent deployment of troops to somalia. they are particularly annoyed at the kenyan government because they have been cooperating with the west, cooperating with ....
Report, to remain inside, they say, with other hostages. it s the west gate mall, in the heart of downtown nairobi. it was backed on saturday for shoppers. that s when militants launched their attack with grenades and assault rifles, showing no murszy. the kenyon secretary said so far the death toll stands at 59. that s expected to increase, and 175 shoppers have been wounded. the terror group, al shabab, claims responsibility for this attack, making it clear they were targeting non-muslims. and good morning on this sunday morning, and welcome to our headquarters. at least 10 to 15 gunmen are still believed to be inside the mall with a number of hostages. now, the mall is frequented by westerners and kenya s elet. a survivor speaks of the harrowing scene and how she and others hid from their attackers. the young one, the gun. ....
Indiscriminately. another witness quotes it on the news said the gunmen were targeting non-muslims. the operation to make them all safe has been continuing over the last few hours with gunfire coming from the area. kenyan police and soldiers have surrounded the mall and are reported to be hunting down the attackers, moving through the buildings shop by shop. some local television stations have been reporting the hostages have been taken but that has not been confirmed. it is thought people are still inside though, and that, of course, is going to affect how the operation is handled. a lot of the information coming out of nairobi is conflicting, as you said. but if this is a terrorist attack, suspicion is already falling on the militant islamist group al shabab. that group controls vast parts of neighboring south somalia. kenya sent troops there two years ago to fight islamic insurgents and has been suffering retaliation ever since ....
But nothing on this scale. we should say no terrorist group has claimed responsibility at the moment. alex? with regard to hostages, we ve heard varying reports here. i mean, this is a very popular mall, right? and this is kind of mall that definitely targets the upscale. so the likelihood when you talk about the number of gunmen that are reportedly inside, is common sense saying this is a robbery or something more sinister? every indication seems to be going towards this being a terrorist attack because of these eyewitness accounts saying they were shooting indiscriminately because they seemed to be targeting non-muslims. the west gaest mall in nairobi is very popular with westerners and ex-pats who live there. it has many western shops like nike and israeli owned. in the past security officials have identified that particular mall as a likely terror target ....
Was saying that at least 22 people have been killed. but now as you say, a government official is saying it s at least ten. some iwitnesss are saying there are hostages but that is not been confirmed. we know that some people have been coming out flu the process of the afternoon. one shopper saying the attackers entered the mall and were shooting indiscriminately. another witness said the gunmen were targeting non-muslims. all information that seems to support what the governments and police are saying that this is a terrorist attack rather than a robbery. the operation to make them all safe has been going on all afternoon for several hours. gunfire coming from the area. kenyan police and soldiers surrounding the mall reported to be hunting down the attackers moving through the building shop by shop. if this is a terrorist attack as the police say, suspicion is falling on the militant islamist ....