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2 Men Found Guilty For Aiding Mall Attack In Kenya That Left 67 Dead

A Kenyan court found two suspects guilty and acquitted another for their roles in the 2013 attack. The men were charged with conspiring to commit terrorism and aiding a terrorist group.
Suspects (left to right) Hassan Hussein Mustafa, Liban Abdullahi Omar, and Mohamed Ahmed Abdi standing in the dock during their appearance for their case at the Milimani court in Nairobi on Wednesday. Abdi and Mustafa were found guilty, while Omar was acquitted of charges.

Seven years after gunmen killed 67 people at an upscale mall in Nairobi, Kenya, two men have been convicted for their role in the attack.

A Kenyan court on Wednesday found two suspects, Mohamed Ahmed Abdi and Hussein Hassan Mustafa, guilty for their roles in the. A third, Liban Abdullah Omar, was acquitted of charges.

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