Monday, September 23, 2013

Kenyan Government Announces That Army is Now In Control Of The Besieged Mall, All Hostages Free



Kenyan Govt: Army in Control of Besieged Mall, All Hostages Free -- Voice of America

Kenyan officials say the army has taken complete control of the besieged Nairobi shopping mall from Islamist terrorists, and that all hostages have been freed.

Soldiers are still combing the huge Westgate shopping center floor-by-floor.

Al-Shabab extremists from Somalia claimed responsibility for taking over the mall during a busy shopping day Saturday. Gunmen walked from store-to-store, shooting down shoppers. They also opened fire on a group of children in a cooking class and murdered people in the parking lot. At least 62 people were killed along with two gunmen. The Red Cross puts the death toll at 69.

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Live Updates On The Kenya Westgate Mall Siege

Kenya stand-off: Latest updates: Live -- BBC
Nairobi: explosions and smoke seen coming from shopping mall -- The Telegraph
Kenya Westgate mall siege - live -- The Guardian
LIVE: Shabaab threatens to kill hostages in Nairobi mall -- France 24
Kenya mall siege: Live Report -- AFP
Live reporting -- Reuters
Kenya shopping mall siege: LIVE UPDATES -- RT
Nairobi terrorist attacks: Live updates as Kenyan forces mount gun battle to end shopping mall crisis -- Mirror.com
Kenya LIVE: Forces in control of all Westgate floors, says Interior Minister -- Zee news
Nairobi: Gunfire at Westgate Mall amid battle to free hostages (LIVE BLOG) -- Global Post

Current News Reports On The Kenya Westgate Mall Siege

Kenyan Forces ‘In Control’ of Westgate Mall Hostage Crisis -- Time
Kenya forces say they control most of mall attacked by Islamic extremist group, unknown if terrorists have any hostages left alive -- National Post/AP
Kenyan troops 'in control' of shopping mall -- Global Post/AFP
Kenyan troops have mall 'under control' after three-day bloodbath -- Times of India/AFP
Kenya's Interior Ministry says forces take over mall, all hostages freed -- Reuters
Nairobi mall siege: 200 hostages freed, military ‘in control’ of building -- RT
Nairobi terror attack: Kenyan troops 'in control' of Westgate mall -- The Telegraph
Kenya 'in control' of mall; U.S. probes link to attackers -- Chicago Tribune
Nairobi mall siege in final stages, says Kenyan VP -- Globe and Mail/AP
Kenya Westgate mall hostage standoff continues; death toll hits 68 -- CBS/AP
Victims of Nairobi Mall Siege Mourned -- Wall Street Journal
Obama pledges U.S. support after Kenya 'outrage' -- Reuters

Massacre In Nairobi's Westgate Mall (Photo Gallery)

Slideshow: Nairobi mall massacre -- Reuters
In pictures: Kenya shootout in Nairobi's Westgate mall -- BBC
Photos: Kenya mall attack -- CNN
Nairobi Westgate Mall Siege in Pictures [WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES] -- IBTimes
Photos: Nairobi mall siege -- Al Jazeera
Kenya Mall Attack (Photo Gallery) -- ABC news
Gunmen storm Nairobi mall (Photo Gallery) -- NBC
Al Qaeda-linked militants attack mall in Kenya (Photo Gallery) -- FOX News
In pictures: The final Assault to end Nairobi mall siege -- The Independent
Photos: Dozens killed in Nairobi, Kenya Mall attack -- Denver Post
Kenya: Graphic Images of Nairobi Westgate Mall Attack Emerge on Twitter -- RYOT
Updated Photos: Deadly terrorist attack at Nairobi mall (warning, graphic content) -- Vancouver Sun

Previous News Reports On The Nairobi Westgate Mall Attack

4 blasts at Kenya mall, billowing smoke, 2 terrorists killed says official -- Washington post/AP
Three large explosions heard at Kenya mall where terrorists seized hostages -- NBC
Smoke pours from Kenya mall as forces 'close in' -- Reuters
More gunfire after Kenyan forces assault Nairobi's Westgate mall -- CNN
Nairobi Westgate attack: Assault begins to break siege -- BBC
Kenya Mall Attack: Smoke Billows After Explosion -- Wall Street Journal
Explosions, gunfire at Kenyan mall as armed attack enters 3rd day -- Washington Post
Explosions rock besieged Kenya mall; soldiers move in -- L.A. Times
Kenyan security forces storm Nairobi mall -- France 24
Explosions Rock Besieged Kenyan Mall as Authorities Rescue More Hostages -- ABC news
Kenya mall attack enters day 3 with gunfire, explosions as al-Shabab threatens to kill hostages -- CBS/AP
Kenya mall attack: Military says most hostages freed, death toll at 68 -- CNN
Kenyan forces say they rescued "most" hostages -- CBS/AP
Islamist gunmen hold hostages in Kenya siege after 68 killed -- Reuters
Kenya Mall Shooting: 'Major Assault' Frees Most Hostages, Police Say -- ABC news
Kenya mall siege: 'final assault' begins -- The Guardian
Kenyan troops launch 'major' assault on Nairobi mall -- France 24/AFP
Kenya Police Begin Assault to End Mall Seige After 68 Die -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Kenya mall attack: 'We shall hunt down perpetrators' - President Uhuru Kenyatta -- BBC
Source says US investigating deadly Kenya terror attack, as 'most' hostages freed -- FOX News
Shouts, screams... and then a sprint for their lives: Raw video footage shows full terror of moment Muslim terrorists struck at Nairobi mall -- Daily Mail
Horror, heroism during one of Kenya's darkest days -- FOX News/AFP
'If they found me, I'm white... so I'm dead': Survivors reveal how gunman executed non-Muslims - after asking them to name Prophet Mohammed's mother -- Daily Mail
Nairobi Westgate attack: Four Britons confirmed killed -- BBC
Victims of the Kenya mall attack -- FOX News/AP
Kenya mall attack: 2 Canadians among 59 dead -- CBC News
Australian killed in Nairobi mall attack -- The Australian
Two Indians among 39 killed in Kenya mall attack -- Times of India
French mother, daughter 'executed' at Nairobi mall -- France 24/AFP
Kenya says has good chance to 'neutralize' mall attackers -- Reuters
Somalia's al-Shabab claims Nairobi Westgate Kenya attack -- BBC
Al-Shabaab breaks new ground with complex Nairobi attack -- CNN
The Twitter terrorists: How killers boasted of Kenyan mall carnage with live commentary as they murdered dozens of people -- Daily Mail
Shabab Twitter account suspended after Kenya mall attack claims -- Hindustan/AFP
With Kenya mall attack unresolved, terrorists’ Twitter accounts are targeted -- McClatchy News
Why terrorists struck at upscale Kenyan mall -- Fredrick Nzwili, Christian Science Monitor
Al-Shabaab grew amid Somalia's lawlessness -- Tom Watkins, CNN
Al-Shabaab breaks new ground with complex Nairobi attack -- Paul Cruickshank and Tim Lister, CNN
10 things to know about Somali militants al-Shabab -- AP
In pictures: Gunmen rampage in Nairobi mall -- Al Jazeera
Photos: Kenya mall attack -- CNN
Kenya Mall Shooting: Timeline of Events -- ABC news
Nairobi attacks: How events unfolded -- BBC

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