"Mall Massacre: 39 Dead"

"Mall Massacre: 39 Dead"
The Huffington Post
By: Jason Straziuso and Tom Odula

When people think of Kenya, what comes to mind is a poor, warring, and oppressed country. the people their have as much right to live their daily lives as much as everyone else in the world. Whenever the U.S. is hit by a terrorist attack, we spend long periods of time mourning, which is not a bad thing, but we should do the same for other countries. Recently, Kenya's Nairobi Mall, which is one of the biggest malls in Kenya, was attacked by Al Qaida gunmen opened fire and threw grenades in crowds of shoppers, resulting in chaos, destruction, and many lives lost. thirty nine people are confirmed dead, and more than 150 wounded. Casualties included Canadian and French citizens, and many American tourists were wounded. The shooting began when the Al Qaida gunmen cornered victims, asking whether or not they were Muslim. Those who said yes were let go, those who said no were killed. The forces that committed this heinous act have a Twitter, in which they send out threats to countries and their governments, some of which were directed toward the Kenyan government. Hopefully, different countries will be able to send aid to Kenya, in order to offer help, and allow them to begin reconstruction, and searches for the men who killed and wounded so many innocent people.