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NEW YORK, Sept 25 (KUNA) -- HH the Amir's representative, HH the Prime
Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah fiercely condemned a recent
terrorist attack on a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, which
killed dozens of people.
"The State of Kuwait fiercely condemns the disgraceful terrorist attack on
a commercial centre in Nairobi on Saturday September 21, 2013 and we would
like to express to the government and the people of the friendly Republic of
Kenya our most sincere condolences," he told nations gathered at the 68th
General Assembly session.
The attack on an up-market shopping complex, which occurred on Saturday and
continued until late Tuesday, led to the death of 72 people, with terrorist
group Al-Shabab claiming its responsibility for the incident.
The end of the attack was marked in a speech to the public by Kenyan
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday night, after the group had managed to
maintain a three-day siege of Nairobi's Westgate Mall.
Somali group, Al-Shabab, had earlier warned that it would be launching
attacks on Kenya, after the central African nation had sent around 4,000
troops to take part in the joint African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia
(AMISOM). (end)
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