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Kenyan Police Hold 12 for Questioning
Aired November 29, 2002 - 14:02 ET
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KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: We begin this hour in Kenya, where a dozen people are being questioned about yesterday's brazen attacks on visiting Israelis. Six are Pakistanis, four are Somalia and two are an American woman and her Spanish husband, who are expected to be released any time now.
CNN's Ben Wedeman has spent another day amid the ruins of the Paradise hotel. He joins us now with the latest -- Ben.
BEN WEDEMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, Kyra, those 12 people remain in the Kenyan police custody, but as you mentioned, it appears that the American woman and her Spanish husband, who has a green card or alien residence card, will be released shortly.
At this point, the Kenyan police don't seem to have any specific leads, at least leads that they are talking about.
But we have obtained some interesting video, shot by one of the Israeli tourists who was at the Paradise hotel when it was bombed on Thursday morning. This is amateur video, but you clearly see what has happened when, early in the morning around 7:30 local time, a green four-wheel-drive truck with three occupants inside made its way, rammed through the front entrance of the hotel and rammed inside the lobby where it blew up.
Now, the latest casualty figures are, at this point, three Israelis dead, 10 Kenyans, in addition to the three individuals who were inside that car.
Now, those who were hurt and injured in the bombing yesterday have been flown out. They were air-lifted by the Israeli Air Force today, along with about 250 other of these Israeli tourists who have left Mombasa.
It's worth noting that Mombasa was a very popular destination for Israeli tourists, and their departure today really marks what could be the beginning of a real slowdown in tourism here and a very difficult period for those Israelis who are trying to leave their country and find some sort of peace and diversion elsewhere -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: All right, Ben Wedeman, thanks for the latest from Mombasa.
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Aired November 29, 2002 - 14:02 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: We begin this hour in Kenya, where a dozen people are being questioned about yesterday's brazen attacks on visiting Israelis. Six are Pakistanis, four are Somalia and two are an American woman and her Spanish husband, who are expected to be released any time now.
CNN's Ben Wedeman has spent another day amid the ruins of the Paradise hotel. He joins us now with the latest -- Ben.
BEN WEDEMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, Kyra, those 12 people remain in the Kenyan police custody, but as you mentioned, it appears that the American woman and her Spanish husband, who has a green card or alien residence card, will be released shortly.
At this point, the Kenyan police don't seem to have any specific leads, at least leads that they are talking about.
But we have obtained some interesting video, shot by one of the Israeli tourists who was at the Paradise hotel when it was bombed on Thursday morning. This is amateur video, but you clearly see what has happened when, early in the morning around 7:30 local time, a green four-wheel-drive truck with three occupants inside made its way, rammed through the front entrance of the hotel and rammed inside the lobby where it blew up.
Now, the latest casualty figures are, at this point, three Israelis dead, 10 Kenyans, in addition to the three individuals who were inside that car.
Now, those who were hurt and injured in the bombing yesterday have been flown out. They were air-lifted by the Israeli Air Force today, along with about 250 other of these Israeli tourists who have left Mombasa.
It's worth noting that Mombasa was a very popular destination for Israeli tourists, and their departure today really marks what could be the beginning of a real slowdown in tourism here and a very difficult period for those Israelis who are trying to leave their country and find some sort of peace and diversion elsewhere -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: All right, Ben Wedeman, thanks for the latest from Mombasa.
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