State Issues Travel Warning for Kenya
The State Department issued a Travel Warning for Kenya on Sept. 27, following a several-day siege last week at a Nairobi shopping mall that left more than 60 people dead. The militant Somali group and Al-Qaida affiliate, Al-Shabaab, claimed responsibility…
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for the attack. The State Department is warning U.S. citizens of the risks in traveling to Kenya, adding that the U.S. government continues to receive information about potential terrorist plots on U.S., Western and Kenyan interests. Kenya has suffered numerous attacks and kidnappings since 2011, since the country began a military campaign in southern Somalia. There remain no restrictions on U.S. embassy travel throughout Kenya.