NAIROBI (June 10, 2012): Somalia’s Shebab militia welcomed the death of Kenya’s internal security minister George Saitoti in a helicopter crash outside Nairobi on Sunday, but did not make any claim of responsibility.<\/p>\n
“(Shebab) welcomes the death of the evil minister upon whose authorisation thousands of Muslims suffered both in Somalia and in Kenya,” the group said in a message on its Twitter account.<\/p>\n
Saitoti, 66, was a key figure in his country’s fight against the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab insurgents in neighbouring Somalia who have been blamed for a series of terror attacks and kidnappings on Kenyan soil.<\/p>\n
Saitoti and five other people were killed as they were flying in a police helicopter to attend a religious ceremony in western Kenya when it crashed shortly after taking off from Nairobi’s Wilson airport on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The government has vowed a “thorough probe” into the cause of the crash. <\/p>\n
“For the hundreds of Muslims killed and displaced by Kenya’s brutal invasion, Saitoti’s death is but a droplet of justice in a sea of oppression,” Shebab tweeted. <\/p>\n
“The remaining invaders should be expectant that Allah will inflict his punishment by himself upon the kuffar (infidels) or
\nby the hands of mujahideen,” the militia said. \u2013 AFP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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