Kenya has joined the world in condemning the London attack that claimed five lives and left 40 wounded on Wednesday. A lone attacker was shot dead after he used a car to run down pedestrians, killing three, and stabbed a police officer to death outside Parliament. The number of people who died in the attack rose to five after the death of a third member of the public, police said.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, families, and friends of the brutal terrorist attack in London,” Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed said through twitter on Thursday.
Kenya has been suffering bouts of terror attacks in attempts by al Shabaab to pile pressure on the state to withdraw its troops serving under the African Union mission in Somalia (Amisom).
The government has said it will not be forced out of Somalia by such acts, saying the mission is a matter of national security.
US president Donald Trump also extended condolences and praised UK security forces for their timely response. Among the 20 people injured by the car on Westminster Bridge are three French schoolchildren and two Romanians.
Five South Koreans were also among the injured. In Paris, the lights of the Eiffel Tower went out from midnight (23:00 GMT) in a tribute to the victims.