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July 3, 2012
July 3, 2012
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US President Barack Obama.
By Nation Reporters
Posted Monday, July 2 2012 at 09:18
Posted Monday, July 2 2012 at 09:18
United States President Barack Obama has condemned
Sunday's terror attacks in Kenya that killed at least 14 and left 66
others seriously injured.
In a statement released Monday by the White House
press secretary, the US called for speedy justice on the perpetrators of
the recent spate of terror attacks along Kenya's coastal and the North
East regions.
"The attacks on two churches in Garissa follow
shortly after the killing of one aid worker and the kidnapping of four
others in Dadaab refugee camp this week, as well as an attack on a
nightclub in Mombasa last weekend.
"The perpetrators of these attacks have shown no
respect for human life and dignity, and must be brought to justice for
these heinous acts," teh statement from White House said.
The statement came moments after a section of
Muslims youths in Nairobi reacted angrily to the blasts in Garissa and
said the incident was a blot in their image.
Those interviewed by Nation said they are slowly being treated with disdain by fellow Kenyans.
“Wherever you go, people look at you suspiciously.
The perception that muslim youths are al shabaab is a bad tag and it
threatens our search for livelihood,” said Jamal Mohamed, 23.
Mohamed Osman, an IT student in Nairobi, said the fact that the attacks target innocent people is bad enough.
“Why kill innocent people. People who are worshipping? I do
not know what one would ever gain from that, both on earth and in
heaven,” said Osman,26.
Other youths lamented that by taking the religious
angle, the attacks were likely to cause tension between Muslims and
Christians.
“We assure Christians that we should not be divided
on religious lines. Someone is out to create a big wedge between us
with a very ill motive,” said Yusuf Mohamed, 22.
Yusuf casted aspersion at the coordinated manner in which the attacks seemed to have occurred.
“The other day, someone said there will be an
attack in Mombasa. It happened. It means some people are aware of these
attacks in advance,” he said.
Although Saadaq Farah, 25, feels safe in Nairobi, he was worried someone was keen to set fellow Kenyans against each other.
"Every time a blast occurs, we (Muslim youths)
experience a problem interacting with other Kenyans. We know nothing
about these criminals,” he said.
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