NAIROBI(Halbeeg News)- Medical sources have confirmed death of more than 15 people in the ongoing terror attack in Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
A Kenyan police officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, was also quoted by The Associated Press news agency as saying that 15 bodies had been taken to Shiromo mortury.
Identification papers indicated that 11 were Kenyan, one was from the United States and one from Britain, he said. The other two were not carrying documents.
At least two Somali nationals among those killed in Al-Shabaab attack in Nairobi’s 14 Riverside Drive Hotel and office complex.
The US State Department confirmed that a US citizen was among those killed, but did not release the identity of the victim.
Authorities did not comment on the number of the attackers but Kenya’s Citizen TV aired security-camera footage that showed at least four heavily armed men in dark-coloured, paramilitary-style gear.
Al-Shabab, which is fighting to topple westernbacked Somali government, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying on Tuesday that it was in control of most parts of the building complex.
“Our fighters killed 47 enemies inside the complex. The mujahideen are still in control of most parts of the building complex,” Abdiaziz Abu Mus’ab, the group’s military operations spokesperson, told Al Jazeera.
The Kenyan police said the area under the attack was secured by the multi-agency forces but there is still gunfire and explosions heard inside the Dusit 2 hotel.
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