Kenya mall attack: Army seeks ‘speedy conclusion,’ but militants hold hostages in 3rd day of siege
September 23, 2013
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Kenyan authorities claimed Monday that they had made progress against terrorists holed up inside a Nairobi shopping mall, where at least 69 people have died. But the standoff at the Westgate Shopping Mall drags on.
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Terrorists from the Somalia-based Al-Shabaab group were believed to have about 10 remaining hostages on one level of the mall, security officials said. Other mall levels had been cleared Monday.
“All efforts are underway to bring this matter to a speedy conclusion,” the Kenyan military said on Twitter about 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Nairobi time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Time). Another tweet said that “most of the hostages have been rescued and security forces have taken control of most parts of the building.”