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| Nairobi attack: Foreign experts join Kenya forensic hunt | Nairobi attack: Foreign experts join Kenya forensic hunt |
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| Kenya's investigation into a bloody siege by Islamist militants in Nairobi has been joined by experts from the US, UK, Germany, Canada and Interpol. | Kenya's investigation into a bloody siege by Islamist militants in Nairobi has been joined by experts from the US, UK, Germany, Canada and Interpol. |
| Forensic experts are combing the Westgate shopping complex for DNA and ballistic clues, Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku said. | Forensic experts are combing the Westgate shopping complex for DNA and ballistic clues, Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku said. |
| He confirmed that five militants were dead and said the bodies of more were expected to be found. | |
| Funerals are continuing to be held for the 67 civilian and military victims. | Funerals are continuing to be held for the 67 civilian and military victims. |
| "We have moved to the next phase," Mr Lenku told a news briefing in Nairobi, saying that he expected the forensic audit to take at least seven days. | "We have moved to the next phase," Mr Lenku told a news briefing in Nairobi, saying that he expected the forensic audit to take at least seven days. |
| He said he did not expect the death toll to rise significantly. | He said he did not expect the death toll to rise significantly. |
| Several bodies are thought to be trapped under rubble after three floors of the building collapsed. Mr Lenku said he only expected bodies of militants to be found. | |
| Work is continuing to establish their identities, including whether one was a woman, he added. saying: "We want to again request you to allow the forensic experts to determine whether that is true." | Work is continuing to establish their identities, including whether one was a woman, he added. saying: "We want to again request you to allow the forensic experts to determine whether that is true." |
| Mr Lenku said he was unable to confirm whether there were any Britons or Americans involved, but said that 10 people were being held in connection with the attack. | Mr Lenku said he was unable to confirm whether there were any Britons or Americans involved, but said that 10 people were being held in connection with the attack. |
| Counter-claims | Counter-claims |
| Flags flew at half-mast across Kenya on Wednesday, as three days of national mourning began. | |
| Somali Islamist group al-Shabab said it had carried out the attack in retaliation for Kenyan army operations in Somalia. | Somali Islamist group al-Shabab said it had carried out the attack in retaliation for Kenyan army operations in Somalia. |
| The militants stormed the Westgate centre on Saturday, throwing grenades and firing indiscriminately at shoppers and staff. | The militants stormed the Westgate centre on Saturday, throwing grenades and firing indiscriminately at shoppers and staff. |
| Twitter posts on an al-Shabab account said the group's militants had held 137 people hostage, and claimed the hostages had died after security forces fired chemical agents to end the siege. | Twitter posts on an al-Shabab account said the group's militants had held 137 people hostage, and claimed the hostages had died after security forces fired chemical agents to end the siege. |
| The posts could not be verified. A government spokesman denied any chemical agents were used, and authorities called on Kenyans to ignore militant propaganda. | The posts could not be verified. A government spokesman denied any chemical agents were used, and authorities called on Kenyans to ignore militant propaganda. |
| Both sides blamed the other for causing part of the shopping centre to collapse. | Both sides blamed the other for causing part of the shopping centre to collapse. |
| Al-Shabab, which is linked to al-Qaeda, has repeatedly threatened attacks on Kenyan soil if Nairobi did not pull its troops out of Somalia. | Al-Shabab, which is linked to al-Qaeda, has repeatedly threatened attacks on Kenyan soil if Nairobi did not pull its troops out of Somalia. |
| There are about 4,000 Kenyan troops in the south of Somalia as part of an African Union force supporting Somali government forces. | There are about 4,000 Kenyan troops in the south of Somalia as part of an African Union force supporting Somali government forces. |
| Al-Shabab is fighting to create an Islamic state in Somalia. | Al-Shabab is fighting to create an Islamic state in Somalia. |