Pentagon: Strike Killed Mall Attack Mastermind

The Pentagon has confirmed that a US airstrike last week killed Adan Garar, a senior member of the al-Shabab extremist group who allegedly helped plan the 2013 Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya, that killed 67 people. The Pentagon, calling Garar "a major threat" and saying his death dealt a significant blow to al-Shabab, said in a brief statement that Garar was killed when a US drone aircraft struck a vehicle in which he was riding in Somalia.