DHAKA: Four men charged in connection with Kenya’s Westgate mall massacre in September appeared in court on Monday, with defence lawyers and prosecutors arguing over if they should be granted bail.

All four have pleaded not guilty to the charges of ‘supporting a terrorist group’, as well as entering Kenya illegally and obtaining false identification documents.

The Westgate attack, which left at least 67 people dead, was claimed by Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels.

The four suspects, none of whom are accused of being the gunmen in the mall, are Mohammed Ahmed Abdi, Liban Abdullah, Adan Adan and Hussein Hassan, reports The Straits Times.

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