Troops comb rubble for Kenya attack victims
- 11 years ago
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta says his troops have "defeated" a group of Somali al Shabaab Islamists that attacked a high-end Nairobi mall and killed at least 72.
He has declared three days of mourning.
Meanwhile, an unknown number of bodies lie beneath the rubble. Kenyan troops used explosives to gain access to the mall -- where three floors collapsed.
Interior Minister Joseph ole Lenku:
(SOUNDBITE) (English) KENYAN INTERIOR MINISTER JOSEPH OLE LENKU, SAYING:
"I want to focus on the issue of the people under the rubbles... We are convinced there will be insignificant [number], if any, bodies still holed up there, except for the terrorist."
Kenyan journalist Joseph Mathenge described the scene inside the Westgate Shopping Center:
(SOUNDBITE) (English) FREELANCE JOURNALIST, JOSEPH MATHENGE, SAYING:
"It was an ugly sight, that's all I can say. And they were actually crying for help, asking us to help them. There was no way we could help t
He has declared three days of mourning.
Meanwhile, an unknown number of bodies lie beneath the rubble. Kenyan troops used explosives to gain access to the mall -- where three floors collapsed.
Interior Minister Joseph ole Lenku:
(SOUNDBITE) (English) KENYAN INTERIOR MINISTER JOSEPH OLE LENKU, SAYING:
"I want to focus on the issue of the people under the rubbles... We are convinced there will be insignificant [number], if any, bodies still holed up there, except for the terrorist."
Kenyan journalist Joseph Mathenge described the scene inside the Westgate Shopping Center:
(SOUNDBITE) (English) FREELANCE JOURNALIST, JOSEPH MATHENGE, SAYING:
"It was an ugly sight, that's all I can say. And they were actually crying for help, asking us to help them. There was no way we could help t