Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced Tuesday that the headquarters of the Westgate shopping center Nairobi, occupied since Saturday by a group of Islamist Shebab was completed. "We are humbled and defeated our attackers," said he said triumphantly. "As a result of the attack, I regret to announce that we have lost 61 civilians and six members of the security forces," added the head of state ke nyan, adding that five terrorists were also killed by gunfire, and 11 suspects detained. Wounded including the President counts, according to a preliminary assessment, 240 victims. Bodies under the rubble During the operation by the security forces, in fact, three floors of Westgate collapsed and bodies are still trapped under the rubble, including those terrorists. Citing "huge loss" to the country, Uhuru Kenyatta has declared three days of national mourning from Wednesday. "These cowardly face justice, as their accomplices and leaders, wherever they are," he has promised. Reacting to reports that a British woman and two or three Americans were involved in the attack, the Head of State said: "We can not confirm the details for the moment, but forensic experts working to establish the nationality of terrorists. " Last Saturday, an armed commando attacked with grenades and automatic weapons this mall, located in an upmarket area of Nairobi, popular with wealthy Kenyans and expatriates. The headquarters building by security forces, interrupted by clashes and explosions lasted about four days. With news
KENYA: Kenyan President announced the end of the siege of the shopping center in Nairobi
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced Tuesday that the headquarters of the Westgate shopping center Nairobi, occupied since Saturday by a group of Islamist Shebab was completed. "We are humbled and defeated our attackers," said he said triumphantly. "As a result of the attack, I regret to announce that we have lost 61 civilians and six members of the security forces," added the head of state ke nyan, adding that five terrorists were also killed by gunfire, and 11 suspects detained. Wounded including the President counts, according to a preliminary assessment, 240 victims. Bodies under the rubble During the operation by the security forces, in fact, three floors of Westgate collapsed and bodies are still trapped under the rubble, including those terrorists. Citing "huge loss" to the country, Uhuru Kenyatta has declared three days of national mourning from Wednesday. "These cowardly face justice, as their accomplices and leaders, wherever they are," he has promised. Reacting to reports that a British woman and two or three Americans were involved in the attack, the Head of State said: "We can not confirm the details for the moment, but forensic experts working to establish the nationality of terrorists. " Last Saturday, an armed commando attacked with grenades and automatic weapons this mall, located in an upmarket area of Nairobi, popular with wealthy Kenyans and expatriates. The headquarters building by security forces, interrupted by clashes and explosions lasted about four days. With news