The comments below have been moderated in advance. The instant social media fame hasn’t been all positive though. A lone SAS operator led Kenyan special forces into a besieged DusitD2 hotel complex in Nairobi in order to eliminate terrorists and rescue hostages. Nairobi, Kenya, January 2019: UKSF 22 SAS trooper Christian Craighead/Obi Wan Nairobi's Colt Canada L119A2 C8 analysed using open source data. Hurry up already! Our. Kenyan counter-terror police were in control of the assault against the militants, but when the SAS man was given his orders he moved in on the hotel complex himself. The Regiment had used full-sized G3 assault rifles in the field with great success in Northern Ireland when dealing with cars with armed IRA men onboard. Dressed in dark paramilitary gear, they were part of the Somalia-based al-Shabab network, linked to al-Qaeda.
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Inside the complex four men were slumped, dead, in the chairs where they had been sat moments earlier enjoying what looked like a business lunch. Copyright © 2020 Coffee or Die Magazine. British aid worker Luke Potter, a dad-of-one, was among the 14 killed. Armed with his Diemaco Carbine rifle and a Glock side-arm the unnamed SAS man arrived , running into the mayhem and rescuing panicking victims. Published: 02:09 GMT, 15 November 2019 | Updated: 09:51 GMT, 15 November 2019. Here's some times when it was very, very different, Dad made redundant due to coronavirus lands new job after putting giant CV on lorry, James Pemblington, 33, of Annesley, Nottinghamshire, was made redundant from his job at Alton Towers and applied to over 100 jobs but wasn't offered the roles, Paul Hollywood is unrecognisable as Bake Off fans mistake throwback for Tom Cruise, Great British Bake Off's Paul Hollywood looked so totally different in a throwback snap and many thought he had the look of Tom Cruise, Man's 'correct' way to use dishwasher goes viral - but expert says he's wrong, TikTok user ScottJeffreys0 uploaded a video claiming he had been putting his dishwasher tablet in the wrong compartment "forever" - but an expert has debunked the theory, Louise Redknapp gets a vibrator for 46th after doubts she'll get a boyfriend, Louise Redknapp was left red-faced when she was gifted a vibrator for her 46th birthday after voicing her doubts she would get a boyfriend, Steven Gerrard claims Mohamed Salah is going to embarrass him at Liverpool, The Rangers boss and former club captain spoke honestly about the Egyptian forward who is in his fourth season at Liverpool, Andy Capp has been a favourite part of the Daily Mirror since 1957. But, repeatedly, the soldier and war veteran entered the hotel, guiding terrified victims to safety and playing a key role in the assault on the attackers. An SAS soldier who killed two Islamic militants during a terror attack in Kenya will be given one of the UK’s highest honours.
He writes satire and humor, but isn’t very good at it. Witness Lucy Njeri said the soldier carried out one of the wounded then went back inside to do so a secodn time. These ambushes, however had been sprung from on foot. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. On Tuesday at 3.48pm four armed terrorists blew up three cars, distracting guards as a suicide bomber ran towards the hotel. Minutes later he was searching a suspect. The SAS hero was seen guiding a woman who could barely walk due to shock.