hours before they sent special forces into battle al shabaab militants. the masked gunmen were killed within 30 minutes after think arrived. they're defending the response saying it takes time to assess and make decisions. one of the four attackers has been identified as the son of a local government official. he was studying law at nairobi university but with drew from the school and later reported missing by his family. meanwhile, kenya's president is vowing to fight terrorism to end in the fiercest way possible. it comes as al shabaab warns that safety measures will not prevent it from carrying out additional attacks. the continued unrest in yemen appears to be leading to a resurge jens of al qaeda in the region. as seen on the front page of this morning's "washington post" "'s yemen branch seized control of the country's fifth largest city, fost forcing residents and soldiers to flee. top member of al qaeda was among hundreds of inmates freed during a prison break.