An unknown number of
hostages are being held in a shopping centre in the Kenyan capital
Nairobi, after a deadly assault by suspected al-Shabab militants.
At least 39 people died when members of the Somali Islamist group stormed the Westgate centre on Saturday.
There is now a heavy military presence in and around the
centre - including armoured vehicles - and gunfire can be heard from
inside the building.
Al-Shabab said it carried out the attack on the upmarket
shopping centre in response to Kenyan military operations in Somalia.
There are about 4,000 Kenyan troops in the south of Somalia, where they have been fighting the militants since 2011.
There are reports that the gunmen are still holed up in a supermarket.
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