Kenya has begun three days of national
mourning following the end of the four-day
siege by Islamist militants on Nairobi's
Westgate shopping centre.
President Uhuru Kenyatta said 67 people died,
including six security personnel.
Five militants were killed and 11 suspects
arrested, he said. Al-Shabab, which claimed
responsibility for the attack, said 137 hostages
had died. But the statement cannot be
verified.
As the clearing of the mall continues, the
death toll is expected to rise.
Several bodies, including those of some
attackers, are thought to be trapped under
rubble after three floors of the building
collapsed following a blaze.
Kenya's Standard newspaper reported that tens
of bodies were removed from the building on
Tuesday evening.
Correspondents say the shopping centre lay
largely silent overnight and light smoke was
still drifting from the building.
'Cowards will meet justice'
Journalists and onlookers were kept behind a
security cordon but police let some people
retrieve cars from the scene.
In his address, the president praised the
response of ordinary Kenyans, calling it
exemplary and overwhelming.
"We have ashamed and defeated our
attackers," he said. "Kenya has stared down
evil and triumphed."
He did not confirm earlier reports that several
of the attackers were American and British.
"Intelligence reports had suggested that a
British woman and two or three American
citizens may have been involved in the attack,"
said Mr Kenyatta.
"We cannot confirm the details at present.
Forensic experts are working to ascertain the
nationalities of the terrorists."
He added: "These cowards will meet justice, as
will their accomplices and patrons, wherever
they are."
The UK Foreign Office said that one British
national had been arrested in Nairobi, without
giving further details.
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