The last scene of the attack

Most of the hostages are liberated from the Westgate shopping center in the capital of Kenya Nyerobi, captured by militants of the Somali Islamic Islamist group. This was reported by the BBC with reference to the press secretary of the Armed Forces of Kenya Sayirus Ogun. The most part of the building is under the control of security services, the interlocutor of the radio station said.

About 10 hostages remain in the hands of the militants. When attacking Westgate, at least 68 people were killed, 175 were injured, including four military. Ogun did not rule out that the security forces, moving around the building, will find the bodies of the dead. Meanwhile, according to the country's Minister of Internal Security, Oleka, about 1000 people were able to leave the WestGate attack from the beginning of the attack.

So far, the situation is unstable. Helicopters fly over the shopping center. It was reported that the security forces began to storm the premises in which terrorists barricaded. Early morning, on Monday, an intensive shootout began in the shopping center, later several powerful explosions thundered in the building.

Earlier it was reported that among the dead are citizens of Canada and France, as well as family members of President Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta. In addition, it is known that the Gansky poet Kofi Avanor, the former Permanent Representative of Ghana at the UN, died.

Eyewitnesses of the incident reported that the attackers allowed only Muslims to leave the building. According to the local police, the attackers tried to rob one of the stores of the WestGate center. The militants used machine guns and grenades.

Subsequently, the participants in the attack were blocked by security forces on one of the floors of the complex. At the same time, the security forces managed to kill one of the militants. Ash Shabab previously stated that the militants will not negotiate with the authorities.

On Sunday , the Israeli military joined the liberation of hostages. The Westgate shopping center partially belongs to the Israelis.