TERRORISM:More Dead Bodies Recovered At Kenya Shopping Mall Attack.

Nine more bodies have been discovered
inside the Westgate shopping centre,
raising the death toll to 68, as Kenyan
officials vowed that the siege would “end
tonigh".
A major assault is ongoing against Al-
Shabaab gunmen in an attempt to end a
siege in a shopping centre in Nairobi,
Kenyan officials have said.
Up to 15 terrorists remain inside the centre,
holding an unknown number of hostages.
At least 49 people are still missing.
Ghanaian poet and diplomat Kofi Awoonor
is among the 68 killed during the attack on
Westgate Mall. He died on Saturday, aged
78, from injuries sustained in the attack on
Westgate Mall, Nairobi, Telegraph UK
reports.

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The Ghanaian government confirmed
Awoonor’s death early Sunday morning.
Awoonor’s son had been shot in the
shoulder during the attack, for which
Somali militant group Al-Shabab has
claimed responsibility, and was treated and
discharged from hospital late on Saturday.
Awoonor was in Nairobi to speak at the
Storymoja Hay Festival, a four-day
celebration of writing, thinking and
storytelling. Along with Ghanaian poets Nii
Parkes and Kwame Dawes, he was due to
perform on Saturday evening as part of a
showcase of award-winning poetry from
both sides of Africa.

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Gunshots and explosions were heard in
and around the Westgate shopping centre
and soldiers were seen moving into the
building. Helicopters hovered overhead.
Police conceded that the death toll could
be “much, much higher”, after reports from
inside of multiple bodies.
The attack began when gunmen from the
Islamist Shabaab group burst into the
upmarket mall yesterday afternoon armed
with guns and grenades. Unconfirmed
reports suggest women as well as men took
part in the attack.
Some of those killed were reportedly
executed after failing to recite a Muslim
prayer at gunpoint. Others were shot at the
entrance to the mall as they tried to escape.

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The Kenyan Red Cross estimate at least 200
people have been injured. The group have
set up a webpage for anyone worried
friends or relatives might be caught up in
incident.
A Foreign Office spokesman said three
Britons were among those killed and
warned the number is likely to rise.
Prime Minister David Cameron condemned
the “despicable attack,” saying it was an act
of “appalling brutality.”
“Because the situation is ongoing, we
should prepare ourselves for further bad
news,” he added.
More than 1,000 people have so far been
evacuated from the shopping centre but an
unknown number remain inside.
Security forces have taken control of the
upper and lower levels of the building, and
an army spokesman told Sky News they
were trying to secure the second floor
where the terrorists may be hiding.
Other reports suggested the attackers are
holed up in a toilet block next to a
supermarket on the ground floor of the
complex.

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Two Canadians are confirmed to have been
killed in the attack, while two French
citizens and a Dutch woman are also
among the dead.
The Somalia-based Shabaab militant group
claimed responsibility and warned of
further attacks.
President Kenyatta said one of his nephews
and his nephew’s fiancee were among the
68 people confirmed killed.
“They shall not get away with their
despicable and beastly acts,” the President
said in an emotional speech to the nation.
“We will punish the masterminds swiftly
and indeed very painfully.”

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