Kenya: Attack is over, all hostages have been freed
Kenyan officials say their forces are "in control" of the Westgate shopping mall after it was under siege for more than 3 days by al-Qaida-linked terrorists al Shabaab, killing 62 people.
Kenya said its security forces had taken control of the Nairobi shopping mall where Islamist fighters killed at least 62 people, and that police were doing a final sweep of shops early Tuesday after the last of the hostages had been rescued.
There was an eerie silence outside the mall after a day in which gunfire and explosions were heard in the Westgate mall. A trickle of survivors escaped the building throughout the day on Monday, but the fate of people listed as missing was unclear.
Kenyan security forces believed the end was in sight for the siege at the upmarket shopping mall in the capital, saying its forces were "in control" as the ordeal entered its fourth day."Our forces are combing the mall floor by floor looking for anyone left behind.
We believe all hostages have been released," the Ministry of Interior said on TwitterBritish Defense Secretary Philip Hammond said he believed six Britons had died in the attack. Other known foreign victims are from China, Ghana, France, the Netherlands and Canada. Kenyan officials said the total death toll was at least 62.
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