Seven Mogadishu blast victims airlifted to Nairobi
TUESDAY OCTOBER 17 2017
Qatari medical staff escort from an ambulance a
wounded Somali national before evacuating him by aircraft for treatment at Aden
Adde international airport in Mogadishu on October 17, 2017. At least 35
persons are evacuated to Kenya and Qatar for specialised treatment after a bomb
attack. AFP PHOTO | MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB
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JACQUELINE KUBANIA
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Seven people injured from the terror attack in
Somalia were airlifted to Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday evening for specialised
treatment.
They were received by Defence Cabinet Secretary
Raychelle Omamo at Wilson Airport and were rushed by Kenya Red Cross paramedics
to Kenyatta National Hospital.
Ms Omamo said that Kenya was ready to offer any kind
of support that Somalia would need as it deals with the bomb
attack, said to be the most deadly in the history of the war-torn country.
“We are expecting a total of 31 patients who will
arrive in the course of this week. We condemn this terror attack in the
harshest possible terms and Kenya will continue to help with the stabilisation
of Somalia,” she said.
Accompanying the CS at the airport were Director of Medical Services Jackson Kioko, Principal Secretary Internal Affairs Monica Juma and Somalia government representatives.
Accompanying the CS at the airport were Director of Medical Services Jackson Kioko, Principal Secretary Internal Affairs Monica Juma and Somalia government representatives.
"It is our hope like other countries in the
region that are helping that we will be able to assist Somalia at this
difficult time," said the CS.
Kenya has troops in Somalia under the African Union
Mission in Somalia (Amisom).
The Kenyan government earlier sent 11 tonnes of
medicines to Mogadishu under the Kenyans for Somalia initiative started by the
Red Cross on Tuesday to mobilise aid for victims.
The initiative also included a blood donation
exercise in Eastleigh, Nairobi earlier Tuesday.
The death toll from the terror
attack has been placed at over 300, and is expected to rise as
more people are still missing.
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