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Kenyan Authorities, Militants Argue Over Nairobi Mall Siege Status on Twitter

Authorities say its over

Reason Staff | 9.24.2013 3:00 PM

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While international attention has been drawn to the dramatic stand-off at the Westgate shopping complex in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, both Kenyan authorities and al-Shabab militants have been trying to broadcast their messages about the attack on social media.

Even before the Westgate shoot-out, al-Shabab had been trying to use English-language Twitter accounts to broadcast its message to the wider world. However, accounts thought to be used by the group had already been shut down by Twitter twice in the past nine months.

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