Indawo yehotele kunye neofisi kummandla ophakamileyo wekomkhulu laseKenya iNairobi bahlaselwa ziziqhushumbisi ezimbini kwangoko ngolwe-Lwesibini, kunye nemiboniso bhanyabhanya evela kuloo ndawo ikwathatha isandi sokudubula kwemipu kunye nogqabhuko olongezelelekileyo njengoko abantu abonzakeleyo bekhokelwa kude nendawo leyo. Isakhiwo esikufuphi saseyunivesithi naso sakhutshwa.
Ubuncinci umntu ubulewe kwaye abane bonzakele kakhulu kuhlaselo oluqhubekayo. Iqela lomkhosi elinxibelelene neAl-Qaeda i-al-Shabaab libanga uxanduva ngesi sehlo.
Umhloli Jikelele wamaPolisa waseKenya uJoseph Boinnet ubhekise kwesi siganeko njengo "kurhanelwa uhlaselo lobugrogrisi" esongeza ukuba amajoni axhobileyo asengaphakathi kwesakhiwo kwaye umsebenzi uyaqhubeka.
"Iqela labantu abahlaselayo abangaziwayo abahlasele i-Dusit Complex kwinto esikrokrela ukuba inokuba sisihlaselo sobunqolobi," utshilo njengoko kuchaziwe yiReuters.
Ihotele kunye neofisi zatshayiswa ziimbumbulu ezimbini kwangoko ngolwe-Lwesibini, kunye nemiboniso bhanyabhanya evela kuloo ndawo ikwathatha isandi sompu kunye nolunye udubulo njengoko abantu abonzakeleyo bekhutshwa kuloo ndawo. Isakhiwo esikufuphi saseyunivesithi naso sakhutshwa.
Isithethi seqela lomlo wamaSilamsi i-al-Shabaab uxelele iReuters ukuba ibanga uxanduva lohlaselo esongeza ukuba amalungu alo asalwa ngaphakathi.
Iingcali zokulahlwa kwebhombu zibonwe kwindawo yesehlo kodwa akukacaci nokuba sele bethunyelwe njengombayimbayi kunye noqhushumbo ehotele.
Ngaphambili isithethi samapolisa sathi basithatha esi siganeko njengohlaselo lobunqolobi, ingxelo ye-CGTN Africa.
"Sihlaselwa," watsho ubungqina kwisehlo saseDusitD2.
Iifoto ezivela kwindawo yesehlo zibonisa iimoto ezisemlilweni kunye nabantu abenzakeleyo bencedwa bengekho apho.
"Ndiqale nje ukuva izithonga zemipu, emva koko ndaqala ukubona abantu bebaleka bephakamisa izandla kwaye abanye babengena ebhankini befihla ubomi babo," latsho elinye ingqina.
Umphathi wamapolisa waseNairobi uPhilip Ndolo uthe babiyele indawo ejikeleze iRiverside Drive ngenxa yesikrokro sokurhanela.
Nangona kunjalo, ethetha kumabonwakude wasekhaya, isithethi samapolisa sathi abayikhuphi into yokuba kukuhlaselwa komkhosi.
“Kufuneka siye kwesona siganeko siphezulu sinokubakho. Esona siganeko siphezulu sisoyikisayo (uhlaselo), ”utshilo uCharles Owino kwiCitizen Television.
Imiboniso bhanyabhanya eboniswa kwindawo ekuboniswe kuyo amapolisa ethatha indawo ejikeleze isakhiwo kunye nokunceda abantu abonzakeleyo ukuba bangabikho kweso sehlo. Enye indoda yabonakala izele ligazi njengokuba yayikhutshwa.
Ihotele i-DusitD2 izichaza njenge- "ihotele yeenkwenkwezi ezintlanu ezinelifa laseThai" "elixhonyiweyo kwindawo ekhuselekileyo nenoxolo" kwimizuzu nje embalwa ukusuka kwiSithili soShishino saseNairobi.
