4 Kenyans, Canadian held over Nairobi hotel attack paraded in court

Four suspects held in connection with a militant attack by al-Shabab on a complex at Dusit hotel in Nairobi, the country’s capital, were paraded in court Friday.

Reports say the court granted the prosecutors request to hold the suspects, including four Kenyans and a Canadian national for 30 days as investigation into the deadly attack continues.

“The team of investigators has so far covered considerable ground in the investigations,” Noordin Haji, director of public prosecution, said in a statement on Friday.

“The investigations into this matter are complex and transnational and would therefore require sufficient time and resources to uncover the entire criminal syndicate,” Haji added.

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The development is coming a day after Kenya’s Red Cross revealed that the death toll arising from the attack has risen from 15 to 21.

According to the Red Cross, the explosion and gunfire heard at the upscale hotel and office complex on Tuesday afternoon forced hundreds to flee the scene of the incident.

The Red Cross added that at least 50 people believed to have been in the compound remained unaccounted for, raising the possibility of a higher final death toll.

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