At least 39 killed, over 150 injured in Nairobi shopping mall attack

At least 39 people were killed and over 150 others wounded, including foreigners, after gunmen stormed an upscale mall in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, the country’s president said.

President Uhuru Kenyatta said the attack sought to intimidate and divide the nation, but stated that the "terrorists" will be defeated, according to Reuters. The president added that he lost "very close family members" in the mall shooting, Reuters reported.

"The despicable perpetrators of this cowardly act hoped to intimidate, divide and cause despondency amongst Kenyans," Kenyatta said in a televised address to the nation. "We have overcome terrorist attacks before. We will defeat them again."

The operation to recover all the hostages and secure control of Nairobi’s Westgate mall is still continuing, more than 12 hours after the attack began, according to Kenyan security officials.

source rt.com