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After Westgate, ‘the Somalis and Muslims take all the blame’
In Nairobi’s ‘Little Mogadishu’ district, many people fear that Somalis will collectively be expected to shoulder the blame for the Westgate attack.
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Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud tells Channel 4 News that al-Shabaab members are not allied to one particular country – and Somalis are no more radicalised than other nationalities.
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