#PrayforKenya! Timeline of the Riverside 14 attack [REVISED]

Piece by: Caren Nyota
Lifestyle

Kenyans continue to mourn the death of the victims who were killed in the Riverside attack yesterday. According to government sources, at least  12 have died and dozens hospitalized following the attack.

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Well, below is the timeline of Riverside attack courtesy of the Star.

3:10 PM: Suspected terrorists arrive at DusitD2 Hotel on Riverside Drive, Nairobi in a silver 5-seater vehicle.

3:15PM The terrorists walk towards security officers at the hotel’s gate and throw an explosive at them.

3:25PM They start shooting, with one bullet hitting Consolata School. None of the students was injured.

3:50PM: A loud bang sounding like a grenade explosion is heard, with black smoke billowing up into the air.

3:55PM: Three vehicles catch fire as flames and dark smoke engulf the area.

3:58PM: Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti and his team arrive at the scene.

4:00PM: Social media awash with claims of occupants trapped in the hotel calling for help, saying the building is under attack. Security agents arrive.

4:05PM: Rescue mission underway as a man wearing a red T-shirt and black trousers is seen being moved away, with a gunshot wound to the back.

4:11PM: UoN students in Chiromo campus are evacuated.

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4:15PM: Kenya Red Cross personnel are seen treating the injured, as ambulances make their way to the scene.

4:20PM: Those with serious injuries are rushed to to the Aga Khan and M.P Shah hospitals.

4:25PM: Recce Squad officers are seen entering the area as they try to access the building .

4:30PM: Kenya Airforce team and firefighters are seen making their way to the building.

4:36PM Recce officers gain access into the building.

4:40PM: Al Shabaab claims responsibility of the attack as they celebrate third anniversary of the El Adde attack that happened on January 15, 2016

4:45PM: Police evacuate some of the people.

5:00PM: People run out of the building as the Recce Squad drive away journalists from the scene.

5:30 PM: President Uhuru Kenyatta is briefed on the phone as the rescue operation continues.

5:45 PM: Interior CS Fred Matiang’i briefs the media.

5:56 PM: Armed civilian first responders screened

5:57 PM: More gunshots heard on the vicinity as some injured are rushed to the ambulances.

6:40PM: More officers are brought in for reinforcement.