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Kenya Mall Gunman Identified

Francesca Bessey |
October 18, 2013 | 10:16 a.m. PDT

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(Anne Knight, Wikimedia Commons)
(Anne Knight, Wikimedia Commons)
Among charred body parts taken from a collapsed portion of the Nairobi shopping center which was attacked by Somali militant group al-Shabab, officials have identified what are believed to be the remains of one of the assailants, the Associated Press reports.

The gunman was identified as Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow, a young Norwegian-Somali.

SEE ALSO: Kenya Mall Attack: What We Know

Four AK-47 rifles believed to have been used by the attackers were also recovered from the rubble.

 

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