Nairobi Mall Siege Over, Declares Kenyan President -- The Guardian
Uhuru Kenyatta defiant after siege and announces three days of mourning for 67 killed in al-Shabaab attack on Westgate mall
The four-day siege at Kenya's Westgate shopping mall is over, the country's president declared on Tuesday night in a statement of defiance against the terrorist threat to the east African nation.
"We have ashamed and defeated our attackers," President Uhuru Kenyatta said in a televised address. "That part of our task has been completed by our multi-agency security team … Kenya has stared down evil and triumphed."
Declaring three days of mourning, Kenyatta said the nation had experienced "immense" losses and praised the solidarity of Kenyans in response to the attack.
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