Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that a siege by suspected militants in Nairobi is over and all the attackers have been “eliminated”.
Gunmen attacked the compound in the Westlands district of Kenya’s capital on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people.
Officials originally announced the end of the siege hours after it began, but gunfire and explosions were heard again early on Wednesday.
The Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab said it was behind the attack.
The complex houses the DusitD2 hotel as well as offices.
Police sources said 14 people had been killed – reportedly including a British citizen – but an official number has not yet been confirmed by the government.
A US citizen is among the dead, the US State Department said.
Police sources said 14 people had been killed – reportedly including a British citizen – but an official number has not yet been confirmed by the government.
A US citizen is among the dead, the US State Department said.
At 23:00, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said all the buildings in the complex had been secured by security forces.
“The situation is under control and the country is safe,” he told reporters. “Terrorism will never defeat us.”
But just an hour later gunfire and sporadic explosions were reported in the area. There was more heavy gunfire at about 07:00.
Security forces combed their way through the building where frightened workers had barricaded themselves inside. hiding under tables and chairs and in bathrooms.
In the early hours of Wednesday, more than 100 people were rescued. About 30 people are being treated at Nairobi hospitals, media reports say.
The attackers were reported to have retreated to the seventh floor, where more civilians were also thought to be hiding.
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Source: BBC