Extremists launch deadly attack on luxury hotel in Kenya's capital Nairobi
CBS News
Nairobi, Kenya -- Extremists launched a deadly attack on a luxury hotel in Kenya's capital Tuesday, sending people fleeing in panic as explosions and heavy gunfire reverberated through the complex. "It is terrible. What I have seen is terrible," said Charles Njenga, a man who ran from the scene. As night fell, gunfire continued for more than two hours after the first shots were heard at the complex, which includes the DusitD2 hotel, along with bars, restaurants, banks and offices. It is located in a well-to-do neighborhood with large numbers of American, European and Indian expatriates.It was not clear how many attackers took part in the attack, which was claimed by Al-Shabab, the Somalia-based Islamic extremist group that carried out the 2013 Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi that left 67 people dead."We are aware that armed criminals...