Kenya finally took control of the shopping complex Westgate, according to local television station NTV. Sappers are looking for in the shopping center mines and other explosive devices. At storm killed three militants. Another 10 terrorists were detained. Other local media say that the operation is not over.
completion message came around 8:30 MSK. Official confirmation of this information yet.
According to the TV, during the attack killed three terrorists. Several more suspects were arrested at the airport in the capital of Kenya.
Other local media (eg Daily Nation) reported that the operation is not over.
Earlier, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Kenya Ole Lenka said in a “tweet” that special forces completed an operation to sweep the Westgate shopping center and full control of the building. “The building is under our control,” – said in a statement. In the following it tweets reported that currently the Special Forces combs every floor of the building in search of the remaining hostages.
The government of Kenya is also not yet confirm the release of all hostages, ITAR-TASS reported. “I think that, most of all, all, including the hostages are evacuated,” – said the representative of the government earlier. “Our special forces soldiers are inside the building and check all the rooms,” – he said, stressing that the operation comes to an end.
According to the Red Cross, at the hands of terrorists killed 62 people. Breaking into the building, the rebels announced that the release of all Muslims. In the lists of the dead including citizens of Great Britain, France, Canada, China, India, South Africa and Australia. In the attack on the Trade Center died nephew of the president of Kenya with his bride.
Representatives Kenyan army said soldiers and riot police have rescued 200 people, moving them from the captured building.
Ole Lenka told reporters that the attack on the Trade Center carried out the militants from different African countries. Among them were the only men, many of whom were in the mall, being disguised in women’s suits.
reported earlier that the responsibility for the hostage-taking took the group “Al-Shabab”. But then the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kenya, Amina Mohammed in an interview on “Al-Jazeera” stated that a terrorist attack may be involved militants “Al-Qaeda».
According to Mohammed, among the attackers on the mall in Nairobi were U.S. citizens. About this newspaper The Washington Post, citing the statement of Foreign Minister of Kenya. According to the minister, the militants were “two or three Americans,” 18-19 years. However, a spokesman for the FBI in an interview on ABC said that the information on participation in the capture of the shopping center of Americans have not yet been confirmed.
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