Kenyans online are up in arms against the New York Times after it published images that show dead victims of the terror attack at Dusit complex in Westlands, Nairobi. The image showed bodies strewn inside the Secret Garden Café. Some social media users in Kenya took to Twitter and asked the US-based paper to remove […]
Kenyans online are up in arms against the New York Times after it published images that show dead victims of the terror attack at Dusit complex in Westlands, Nairobi.
The image showed bodies strewn inside the Secret Garden Café.
Some social media users in Kenya took to Twitter and asked the US-based paper to remove the photo.
“Very disturbing images published by @GettyImages, accredited to @kabirdhanji, from the Riverside/Dusit incident. Others posted by @nytimes attributed to Khalil Senosi (for @AP) in an article by @kimidefreytas. Absolutely distasteful, disgusting and deplorable. An utter disgrace,” posted Fadhili Kanini.
New York Times writer Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura, who says is the incoming New York Times bureau chief for East Africa, asked Kenyans to direct their anger to the photo desk and NYT.
“As I’ve said, I don’t choose the photos. Please direct your anger to our photo department. Thank you,” she responded to one of the tweets.
By the evening officials said the siege was over but gunfire and explosions were heard early on Wednesday and a security operation is ongoing.
The Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab said it was behind the attack.
Security forces have been combing their way through the building where frightened workers had barricaded themselves inside, hiding under tables and chairs and in bathrooms.
In the early hours of Wednesday, more than 100 people were rescued. About 30 people are being treated at Nairobi hospitals, media reports say.
Police sources say 15 people have been killed, but an official number has not yet been confirmed by the government.
Some civilians are reportedly still trapped in the complex, and some have been texting relatives from hiding places.
A US citizen is among the dead, according to the US State Department.
The fate of the attackers is also unclear.
