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Kenya shopping mall siege is over

The President of Kenya says the siege of a Nairobi shopping centre is over. 61 civilians and six sec...
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6:19 PM - 24 Sep 2013



Kenya shopping mall siege is o...

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Kenya shopping mall siege is over

TodayFM
TodayFM

6:19 PM - 24 Sep 2013



The President of Kenya says the siege of a Nairobi shopping centre is over.

61 civilians and six security officers are now known to have died in the attack at the Westgate mall.

Five attackers died in the rescue mission - while 11 suspects are in custody.

We have ashamed and defeated our attackers, that part of our task is completed," President Uhuru Kenyatta said in a televised address to the nation.

"Our losses are immense," he said. "We have been badly hurt, but we have been brave, united and strong. Kenya has stared down evil and triumphed. We have defeated our enemies and showed the whole world what we can accomplish."

The president also called three days of national mourning.

A group of attackers marched into the four-storey Westgate Mall at midday Saturday, spraying shoppers with automatic weapons fire and tossing grenades.

Somalia's Al Qaeda-linked Shebab said it carried out the attack.

President Kenyatta says the siege is now over...

 



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