"No
one should lose their life so needlessly, so senselessly and no family should
have to receive news that their loved ones have been killed by a criminal bunch
of cowards," the president said. When I went to CNN to look for an
article to write about this had thrown me off. I was shocked when reading
through this very long and sad article, shocked to see so many dead and very
badly injured. It reminded me of the attacks in the U.S. in many different
places. Of course none of them were to this extent. “The mall siege was the
deadliest terror attack in Kenya since al Qaeda blew up the U.S. Embassy there
in 1998, killing 213 people.”
Reading
the stories from the witnesses of this gave me the shivers. The whole mall had
blood and dead bodies alongside the hallways. Gun shots and bombs were going on
all over. A few Americans were injured in this event too. It’s still a mystery
on why this happened. The President said the tragedy was personal because his
own family members were killed also. I feel that no matter if I had family that
was killed in the attack, it still would touch my heart and I’d still be
concerned for the families of the victims. I couldn’t image just going to the
mall one day and being held hostage along with 1,000 others and the possibility
of being killed or injured very badly.
I
wonder if this world will ever be civil, it’s like all we know is fighting.
Every day you don’t know what to expect and whether or not you will be attacked
or someone else will be attacked that you know and love. It makes me think of
how valuable life is and how you shouldn’t take it for granted. It’s a blessing
if you have all your family members still alive and well. All these current
events will help you realize to love what you have while it’s still here
because just one day could change that. The worst part is you could be
completely innocent and it could still happen. None of the people that died
deserved it or should have been expecting it.
"They
shall not get away with their despicable, beastly acts. Like the cowardly
perpetrators now cornered in the building, we will punish the masterminds
swiftly and indeed very painfully," Kenyatta said. I hope they do
find whoever did this and give them what they deserve, for this horrid thing.
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