On 22 November, BBC reports that "Kenya bus killings claimed by Somali group al-Shabab",
and "that Gunmen from the Somali militant group
al-Shabab say they have attacked a bus in northern Kenya, killing 28
people. The bus was travelling to the capital, Nairobi, when it was stopped in
Mandera county, not far from the Somali border. Gunmen separated out non-Muslims
by asking passengers to read from the Koran, officials and witnesses said.
Those who failed were then shot in the head".
On 20 November we tweeted that recent government raids in Mombasa area
were likely to trigger revenge attacks by al-shabaab.
So far this was very generic because most anyone could “predict” this
outcome.
We also added that popular tourist areas were at a higher risk. We gave
more information, which makes us very different from our competition for which
they only tweet about news events (i.e. after an event when it is already too late!).
Yesterday, November 21 we again tweeted that a source of ours indicated
that “terrorist attack possible” and that Nairobi was the likely target “in the
next few days”. We share this information on twitter because not only other “travel
risk mitigation” firms will not tweet this information for free on twitter but,
due to the reactive nature of most of our competition they cannot offer
insightful intel analysis or make accurate assessments for most threats and
hazards to travelers. We also offered for tourists there to contact us for free
advice to them on potential events for where they were.
This morning al-Shabaab killed 28 Christians (this is why we articulated on that popular
tourist
areas would be at a higher risk). We deliberately do not offer all of
the sensitive intel that we articulate and the mechanics of our analytical methods (paid for service) because that is what makes us
innovative and accurate compared to our competition, the “travel risk
management” firms who offer armed escorts and expensive GPS tracking devices
because they simply cannot engage successfully in predictive analysis.
We continue to assess that such attacks in Kenya will continue periodically with
little or no warning.
We do not recommend travel to Kenya without prior consultation with us
for a complete vulnerability assessment as our clients stay safer while abroad.
Biased opinion and other emotional guesstimations from “experts” are to be avoided as dire consequences may transpire.
This recent event in Kenya unfortunately validates our research and
what we do for our clients. We invite you to browse our previous blog posts and
see for yourselves why we are innovative for travel intelligence and advice for
riskier countries and regions.
We welcome inquiries so we can determine your security
needs. Your first consultation is always free. We invite you to
review our past twitter posts @parsecconsult as well as this blog's
entries. We encourage feedback and questions to our e-mail:parsec.consulting@gmail.com
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