I began to wonder about whether or not there had been some specific warning, given there was an SAS counterterrorism agent at the mall as well as a Kenyan undercover agent, who had gone undercover against al-Shabab. Were they there coincidentally or because someone knew something might be up?
Via NY Post:
The Kenyan government came under fire Saturday amid accusations that officials ignored intelligence reports before the Nairobi mall bloodbath last week.
A Sept. 13 report leaked to the country’s newspapers reveals both Kenyan and Israeli intelligence officials warned of a possible terror attack on the Westgate Mall.
The report had been sent to the country’s army chief and foreign and defense ministers, said senior security officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
“There is no way one can say there was no intelligence on this attack because those reports started trickling in from late last year. And they were specific with targets including Westgate,” one top security official said.
The document indicated terrorists were planning to take over a building and “probably hold hostages.”