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Kenyan hotel reopens after January terror attack
Dusitd2 Hotel on Riverside Drive in Westlands, Nairobi reopened its doors on Wednesday, six months after the terror attack that left 21 people dead.
The Thai-owned hotel chain closed its doors after the January 15 attack by Al-Shaabab militants for renovations.
The hotel, which is the main tenant in the 14 Riverside Complex remained closed even after other offices reopened.
In a statement last month, the hotel said that it had enhanced its security measures and retrained its staff.
During the attack the hotel lost six of its employees.
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According to Aljazeera, the reopening is seen as a sign of Kenyans’ resilience and determination that they will not be cowed by terrorists.
In the wake of the terror attack, hundreds of volunteers trooped to hospitals to donate blood for victims with online taxi-hailing service Uber offering free trips to the health facilities.
Several people were arrested following the attack and are now facing terrorism charges.
All five militants who stormed the Dusitd2 hotel and business complex were killed by Kenyan forces who stormed the luxurious complex within hours after the attack.
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