Al-Shabab, responsible for the terror attack on the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya, this weekend, has threatened more attacks if Kenyan troops do not pull out of Somalia, reports Al Jazeera.
Al-#Shabab fighters warn of more attacks to follow ongoing siege in #Nairobi mall if Kenyan troops do not pull out of #Somalia immediately.
— AJELive (@AJELive) September 24, 2013
Al-Shabab is a Somalian terrorist organization linked to al-Qaeda. It tweeted on the day the attack began, Sept. 21: “The message we are sending to the Kenyan govt & Public is and has always been just one: remove all your forces from our country #Westgate.”
It also tweeted that day: “What Kenyans are witnessing at #Westgate is retributive justice for crimes committed by their military.”
Al-Shabab’s twitter account has been suspended for days.
The group targeted non-Muslims in the upscale mall, where some were still being held hostage Tuesday and where the death toll was above 60.
Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said during a trip to Ohio on Monday: “Today, there are clear evidences that Shabab is not a threat to Somalia and Somali people only. They are a threat to the continent of Africa, and the world at large.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
