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Nairobi mall standoff: Confirmed victims

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Details are emerging about some of those who died in the attack on Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi, Kenya, by suspected al-Shabab militants.

The standoff is ongoing.

 

Confirmed victims:

Ruhila Adatia-Sood, Kenyan radio host

Ghanaian poet Kofi Awoonor, 78

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s nephew, Mbugua Mwangi and fiancee Rosemary Wahito

At least 68 people have been killed and more than 170 injured since the attack began on Westgate shopping centre in Kenya's capital

At least 68 people have been killed and more than 170 injured since the attack began on Westgate shopping centre in Kenya’s capital

Canadian diplomat Annemarie Desloges, 29

Two French nationals

One Australian

Three Britons

One Chinese woman

A second Canadian national

One Dutch woman, 33

One South African national

Two Indian nationals

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