An Interpol Incident Response Team (IRT) was deployed to Kenya at the request of Kenyan authorities. Following the Westgate shopping center terror attack, the IRT will carry out an on-site investigation of the DNA, fingerprints, and other evidence from the crime scene.
The IRT arrived in Nairobi on September 25, 2013 and will help speed up the dissemination of forensic information and photographs of the suspected terrorists to the 190 countries in the INTERPOL network to identify any potential leads.
Support is also being provided via the regional bureau of INTERPOL in Nairobi, as well as the 24-hour Command and Coordination Center (CCR) in Lyon, France. The CCR acts as the central liaison to the bureaus located around the world and will ensure that Kenyan authorities receive any ante mortem data on those killed in the attacks.
"INTERPOL's role is to help coordinate the international response in support of the Kenyan authorities as they investigate this horrific incident, and to assist their actions at the regional and international levels," said Jean-Michel Louboutin, Executive Director of Police Services at INTERPOL. "Whether it be through comparison of information against INTERPOL's global databases, or the issuance of a notice to identify a victim, locate a wanted person, or seek additional information about suspects, we will offer all necessary assistance to help bring those responsible to justice."