How Al shabaab carried out the 14 Riverside drive attack

On Tuesday evening, a loud blast and gunshots were heard in 14 Riverside drive in Westlands in an Al Shabaab terror attack.

Three people have so far confirmed dead.

Police have quelled the fire and people are being evacuated.

Officers at the scene said the attackers came with a vehicle wearing a bulletproof vest ready to attack.

“Several hostages have been held in Dusit hotel and we are waiting for back up,” the officer told the Star.

Students from the University of Nairobi have been evacuated at the Chiromo building as the operation continues.

Below is a sequence of how the terrorists carried out the attack.

3:48PM: Suspected terrorists arrive at dusitD2 Hotel on Riverside Drive, Nairobi in a silver 5-seater hatchback and walk toward security officers at the hotel’s gate, where they throw an explosive at the security agents.
3:50PM: A loud bang resembling a grenade explosion is heard, with black smoke swelling and rising up into the air.
3:55PM: Three vehicles on fire spotted at the scene.
3:58PM: DCI George Kinoti and team arrive.
4PM: Social media awash with claims of occupants trapped in dusitD2 saying the facility is under attack. Armed law enforcement agents arrive at the facility.
4:05PM Rescue mission underway as a man sporting a red T-shirt and black pair of trousers is seen being moved away, with a gunshot wound in the back. He is bleeding profusely.
4:11PM: Students from Nairobi University, who reside in the nearby Chiromo hostels, are ordered to vacate the premises.
4:20PM: Those injured taken to Aga Khan Hospital
4:25PM: Ambulances with sirens arrive at scene.
4:25PM: Recce squad security officers advance into the hotel to try and neutralize the attackers.
4:30PM: Kenya Airforce team arrives at scene.
4:33PM: Firefighters arrive
4:36PM Recce officers gain access into the building.
4:40PM: Citizen TV reporter Francis Gachuri says 6 gunmen spotted by security agencies.
4:45PM: Abbas Gullet, the Kenya Red Cross Secretary General, is seen entering the dusitD2 premises.

More to follow.