Reports
are coming in that as many as 5 Sikhs were killed by the Terrorists and
many more injured including Satpal Singh, quoted in our article, and
Pavraj Singh’s cousin.
Sikhs from Kenya have asked for all Sikhs worldwide to do simran for the
large number of fatalities in this weekends terrorist attack which is
still ongoing.
NAIROBI, KENYA (September 23, 2013)—A Sikh youth named
Pavraj ‘Pablo’ Singh Ghataurhae has been reported as one of the victims
killed by al Qaeda linked Somalian terrorist group al-Shabab during
their attack on Westgate Mall in Nairobi Kenya today.
Armed gunmen faced off with Kenyan police and soldiers inside an upscale
Nairobi shopping mall early Sunday, hours after brazenly gunning down
shoppers, diners and more. On Saturday afternoon, the terrorists had
freed all Muslims and began killing the non-Muslims present.
Satpal Singh, 36, another Sikh who was in a cafe on the mall’s top
floor, said he ran downstairs when he heard the gunfire and was shot at
near the mall’s main exit.
“A Somali guy shot at me. The guy who shot me was carrying a rifle, an
AK-47.”
39 people, including Pavraj Singh, women, and other children were
declared dead while another 293 people were injured.
Shocked people could be seen running away from the Westgate centre
clutching children, while others crawled along walls to avoid bullets.
“The gunmen tried to fire at my head but missed. At least 50 people were
shot. There are definitely many casualties,” mall employee Sudjar Singh
said.
“I saw a young boy carried out on a shopping cart, it looked like he was
about five or six. It looked like he was already dead, he was not moving
or making any noise.”
Vehicles riddled with bullet holes were left abandoned in front of the
mall as police instructed local residents to stay away.
