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| Nairobi Dusit hotel under attack as blasts and gunfire heard | |
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| A hotel complex is under attack in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. | |
| At least two explosions followed by sustained gunfire were heard at the compound in the Westland district of the city, which houses the Dusit hotel as well as offices. | |
| Witnesses say they saw four armed men entering the complex. Vehicles are on fire in the car park. | |
| People are being evacuated. Police have cordoned off the area and are trying to rescue those trapped inside. | |
| The BBC's Ferdinand Omondi says the head of Kenya's Directorate of Criminal investigations, George Kinoti, is at the scene to lead the operation. | |
| A woman working in a neighbouring building told Reuters news agency: "I just started hearing gunshots, and then started seeing people running away raising their hands up and some were entering the bank to hide for their lives." | |
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