Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird: A stunning terrorist attack at a shopping mall in Kenya's capital on Saturday has struck home in Canada with the death of two Canadians, including a 29-year-old diplomat who worked at the Canadian embassy. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "That people could be gunned down in broad daylight in a shopping mall on a weekend is just a tremendous tragedy. And obviously when you have someone who is serving their country abroad, it's quite devastating," said Baird, who was in London, Ont. speaking at the Ontario Progressive Conservative party's policy convention. A rescue worker helps a child outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, after gunmen threw grenades and opened fire during an attack that left multiple dead and dozens wounded. A witness to the attacks on the upscale shopping mall says that gunmen told Muslims to stand up and leave and that non-Muslims would be targeted. Annemarie Desloges was off duty shopping at Nairobi's upscale Westgate Mall when the attack that killed at least 39 people occurred, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Saturday night. Related Items Articles Fresh gunfire from Kenya mall where extremist attackers, hostages are surrounded (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.