A British nationwide has been arrested in Nairobi over the bloody assault on Westgate shopping center by armed Islamists, a spokeswoman for the Foreign Office mentioned on Wednesday.
“We can confirm the detention of a British national in Nairobi and we are making contact to offer standard consular assistance,” she mentioned, with out saying if the suspect was a person or a lady.
British newspapers have speculated that Samantha Lewthwaite, the widow of one of many males who bombed the London transport system in 2005, was among the many attackers who besieged the Westgate mall within the Kenyan capital.
Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed advised US tv on Monday British lady was among the many attackers, though this contradicted earlier statements from Kenyan officers who mentioned they have been all male.
Lewthwaite, a 29-year-old Muslim convert referred to as the “White Widow”, has been on the run in East Africa for the final couple of years and is needed by Kenyan police for alleged involvement in a separate terror plot.
President Uhuru Kenyatta introduced a finish to the 80-hour massacre in Nairobi late Tuesday, with the lack of 61 civilians and 6 members of the safety forces.
He mentioned 5 attackers have been killed and 11 suspects detained.