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Kenya Standoff: At Least 59 Dead
At least 59 people were killed and 175 injured in Saturday’s attack on a Nairobi shopping centre, a Kenyan government minister has said.
Joe Lenku said 1,000 people had managed to escape from the Westgate centre after the assault by suspected al-Shabab militants.
He added that between 10 to 15 attackers were still in the building.
It is not known how many civilians remain trapped there – either as hostages or hiding from the militants.
There is a heavy military presence both in and around the shopping centre. Sporadic gunfire can be heard from inside.
There are reports that the gunmen are currently holed up in a supermarket.
The Somali militant group al-Shabab says it carried out the attack on the upmarket shopping centre in response to Kenyan military operations in Somalia.
There are about 4,000 Kenyan troops in the south of Somalia, where they have been fighting the militants since 2011.
BBC
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mg
September 23, 2013 at 7:02 am
catch them and kill them all at once like milon brothers.
atishani
September 23, 2013 at 9:22 am
ayo thats sad
Sulu
September 23, 2013 at 10:56 am
The mujaheeden 72 virgins awaits you after your battle with the infidels!
CALLED WISE
September 23, 2013 at 11:49 am
I always see those screenplays in Western movies and never thought African countries would experience that one day till Saturday.
What is really the motive, the claim a terrorist group fights for?
Somebody, anybody help!
For rebels i am told that one among many claims and motivations is when they notice that the top leadership of their country is not sharing equitable the land resources with its citizens.
Sulu
September 23, 2013 at 4:54 pm
They are just a scum of the earth who believes in bulls&*t!