Al-Shahab, the Somali terror group that claimed responsibility for Nairobi mall massacre, has warned the Kenyan government that the mall attack will be 'only the beginning' if it fails to withdraw its security forces from Somalia.
An alleged spokesperson for al-Shabab group blamed the Kenyan Government for meddling in Somalia's affairs, killing and displacing people, and looting their resources, ABC News reports.
The audio was posted on a Twitter account, recently announced to be legitimate by an al-Shabab spokesperson, the report added.
President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta announced the end of the Nairobi mall crisis that killed 61 civilians and six security forces soldiers.
According to the report, five of the alleged attackers were killed and 11 others are in custody.
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