Suna East MP Junet Mohammed is mourning the death of one of his family member who he said was having lunch at the Dusit D2 hotel at the time of the attack.
In a tweet Hon Mohammed said, “I lost my cousin Feisal Ahmed Rashid to yesterday’s attack at Dusit Hotel and his Friend Abdalla Mohamed Dahir as they were having Lunch at the restaurant. “People who call themselves Muslims killing other Muslims. “ My condolences to all Kenyans who lost their lives.”
I lost my cousin Feisal Ahmed Rashid to yesterday’s attack at Dusit Hotel and his Friend Abdalla Mohamed Dahir as they were having Lunch at the restaurant. “People who call themselves Muslims killing other Muslims. “ My condolences to all Kenyans who lost their lives. pic.twitter.com/fJQmbzpPT3
— Hon. Junet Mohamed (@JunetMohamed) January 16, 2019
Feisal Ahmed Rashid happens to be among the 14 people who were reported dead after the attack.
The terror attack happened on Tuesday at 3pm after six heavily armed gunmen blasted their way into the hotel and office complex, shooting several people dead, wounded many and took hostages in a terror attack that sent people fleeing into the streets.
The attack came a day after the trial of three men linked to the Westgate massacre was ordered in the Kenyan capital.
At least two explosions were heard after eyewitnesses claimed four gunmen gained access into the hotel at around 3. The group arrived in a car and shot security guards at the hotel gates, before hurling explosive into vehicles parked outside the hotel.