Chat 212... Blog - British nationals are undoubtedly caught up in this and they should be ready for this'
Security guards wheel out bodies in shopping trolleys from Westlands Shopping Centre.
Foreign Secretary William Hague confirms British citizens are caught up in the terrorist attack in Nairobi.
The US State Department has also confirmed Americans were at the shopping centre.
Somalian terrorist group al-Shabaab, which has links to Al-Qaeda, has now claimed responsibility for the attack.
The terrorist organisation released a statement released saying it warned Kenya to remove troops from Somalia.
Hostages are being held by at least five attackers still in building.
The army and special forces are helping police flush out the gunmen.
Upmarket mall is a favourite shopping spot for expats and wealthy Kenyans.
Police opened fire after gunmen launched attack at midday today.
Kenya Red Cross says at least 39 dead though police not given exact toll.
Witness says attackers told shoppers non-Muslims were the targets.
British and American nationals have undoubtedly been caught up in the 'callous and cowardly and brutal' terror attack at a shopping centre in Kenya that has left 39 people dead and 150 injured, according to Foreign Secretary William Hague.
Mr Hague said 'we should be ready for that and aware of that' as he revealed a rapid deployment team is being sent to Kenya to help in the aftermath of the atrocity at an upmarket shopping centre in the capital.
According to the Sunday Telegraph, a pregnant woman was among several Britons caught up in the attack.
Somali-based militant group al-Shabaab has now claimed responsibility for the atrocity in which men armed with guns and grenades stormed the mall and targeted non-Muslims.
Terrorist gunmen remain at the scene and police officers supported by the army are still fighting to bring the situation to an end.
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| Soldiers and armed police fire at the suspected terrorists as they try to wrest back control of the shopping centre |
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| A crowd of people hold their arms out to catch a Kenyan woman as she jumps out from the air vent where she had been hiding from the |
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| At least 15 people are believed to be dead, although police have not confirmed a death toll |
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| An injured woman, whose face and clothes are drenched in blood, lies on the ground outside the shopping mall screaming for help |
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| People rush for safety away from gunfire between police and armed attackers |
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| A child runs to safety across the shopping mall |
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| Kenyan policeman sits clutching his stomach alongside his rifle while a colleague exchanges fire with the terrorists |
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| Police are still trying to escort people away from the site where fighting continues |
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| A police officer tries to secure an area inside the Westgate Shopping Centre where gunmen went on a shooting spree in Nairobi |
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| A security officer points out the location of where some of the terrorists may be hiding to his colleagues, all three of whom have their pistols at the ready |
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| A mother and her children lie on the floor as they attempt to hide while the gunmen armed with automatic weapons go on the rampage |
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| An injured man who managed to flee the attackers is treated by paramedics outside the shopping centre |
