PHOTO | FILE Thick smoke billowing from the Westgate Mall after a huge
explosion on September 23,2013. Sudan says none of its citizens was
involved in the terrorist attack on Westgate mall in Kenyan capital last
month, contrary to reports.
Sudan has denied any
involvement of its citizens in the terrorist attack on Westgate mall in
the Kenyan capital, Nairobi last month.
Some media
reports have pointed out Abu-Bara Al Sudani, who is suspected to have
been involved in the deadly attack, as being a Sudanese national.
However,
the spokesperson of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Colonel Alswarmi
Khalid Saad, has described the reports as false allegations.
He further said that Abul-Bara is of Somali nationality according to reports by Kenyan authorities.
“The
so-called Abul-Bara Al-Sudani, who was accused in the attack on Nairobi
(Westgate) mall is a person of Somali origin and has no relation with
Sudan” Alswarmi confirmed in statement issued on SUNA state media on
Wednesday.
“Some international parties and hostile media want to implicate Sudan in this case, which we have nothing to do with” he added.
Sudan had been put on the American list of the countries sponsoring terrorism since 1997.
Many
western countries have linked Sudan government and terrorism in the
Middle East, allegations which Sudan has repeatedly dismissed.
SOURCE: DAILY NATIONAL
