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Twelve Being Questioned in Kenya Attack
Aired November 29, 2002 - 06:02 ET
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CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: We have some new information this morning on the attacks against Israelis in Kenya. Two of the people being questioned in that case hold American passports.
Let's go to CNN's Catherine Bond. She is covering the story for us in Mombasa. She's joining us by videophone with an update.
Catherine -- what's the latest?
CATHERINE BOND, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, hotel staff at the hotel that that couple were staying at say that the couple was Spanish-speaking, made phone calls to Spain, and yes, they do say that they have American passports.
But I have to emphasize that it is rather early in this investigation, and it is possible that Kenya police picked them up simply because they were checking out of the hotel in a hurry after the bomb blast here. As they were staying at a hotel only 700 meters down the road, they may have been checking out just simply because they were panicked by the bomb blast.
So, there is no conclusive evidence to link them to the attacks that happened here yesterday -- Catherine.
CALLAWAY: Of course, Catherine, we want to be clear, as you said, that these people being questioned -- and we are hearing numbers of up to a dozen people. They may be calling them suspects, but they indeed may just be questioning them.
BOND: Yes, that's very much what the Kenyan police are doing. They say that they're questioning people for information. That does not mean that they will press charges against any of them, unless they find somebody to whom they can directly link the attacks that happened here yesterday.
CALLAWAY: Catherine, do we know anymore information about the victims, those injured yesterday, the numbers and any other information on those injured?
BOND: Yes, the head of the Red Cross here is saying that eight Kenyans were killed and five Israelis killed. His numbers differ slightly from figures that we had earlier, which were 9 or 10 Kenyans killed and 3 or 4 Israelis. So, the head of the Red Cross is saying that proportions are different, but eight Kenyans died and five Israelis died.
And he also says there's a total of 39 people were admitted to Mombasa hospitals with injuries. There are now about 22 Kenyans remaining in Mombassa hospitals. At least 10 people have been flown to Israel, including one Kenyan woman who was in a poor condition. She's also been (UNINTELLIGIBLE) to Israel for further medical treatment -- Catherine.
CALLAWAY: All right, Catherine, we'll check back with you in about 30 minutes for more on this story -- Catherine Bond in Mombasa for us.
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Aired November 29, 2002 - 06:02 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: We have some new information this morning on the attacks against Israelis in Kenya. Two of the people being questioned in that case hold American passports.
Let's go to CNN's Catherine Bond. She is covering the story for us in Mombasa. She's joining us by videophone with an update.
Catherine -- what's the latest?
CATHERINE BOND, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, hotel staff at the hotel that that couple were staying at say that the couple was Spanish-speaking, made phone calls to Spain, and yes, they do say that they have American passports.
But I have to emphasize that it is rather early in this investigation, and it is possible that Kenya police picked them up simply because they were checking out of the hotel in a hurry after the bomb blast here. As they were staying at a hotel only 700 meters down the road, they may have been checking out just simply because they were panicked by the bomb blast.
So, there is no conclusive evidence to link them to the attacks that happened here yesterday -- Catherine.
CALLAWAY: Of course, Catherine, we want to be clear, as you said, that these people being questioned -- and we are hearing numbers of up to a dozen people. They may be calling them suspects, but they indeed may just be questioning them.
BOND: Yes, that's very much what the Kenyan police are doing. They say that they're questioning people for information. That does not mean that they will press charges against any of them, unless they find somebody to whom they can directly link the attacks that happened here yesterday.
CALLAWAY: Catherine, do we know anymore information about the victims, those injured yesterday, the numbers and any other information on those injured?
BOND: Yes, the head of the Red Cross here is saying that eight Kenyans were killed and five Israelis killed. His numbers differ slightly from figures that we had earlier, which were 9 or 10 Kenyans killed and 3 or 4 Israelis. So, the head of the Red Cross is saying that proportions are different, but eight Kenyans died and five Israelis died.
And he also says there's a total of 39 people were admitted to Mombasa hospitals with injuries. There are now about 22 Kenyans remaining in Mombassa hospitals. At least 10 people have been flown to Israel, including one Kenyan woman who was in a poor condition. She's also been (UNINTELLIGIBLE) to Israel for further medical treatment -- Catherine.
CALLAWAY: All right, Catherine, we'll check back with you in about 30 minutes for more on this story -- Catherine Bond in Mombasa for us.
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