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What we know so far of the attack in Westlands, Nairobi
Tuesday January 15, 2019
The attackers arrived using a car, KCN 340E, and another vehicle that advanced further in.
They forced their way into 14 Riverside Drive and forced security guards to open the gate by shooting at them.
They then advanced and hurled explosives into vehicles at the parking lot before making their way into Dusit D2 Hotel which houses several offices and hotels.
The vehicle used by the attackers has been cordoned and the Bomb and Hazardous Disposal Unit is preparing to scrutinise it to establish whether it has explosives.
Response teams including the Recce Squad, Flying Squad, Anti-Terrorism Police Unit and the bomb squad led by Director DCI George Kinoti have responded.
Currently, police are trying to establish exactly where the attackers are using a map of the building so that they can advance into the Dusit D2.
One suspect has been arrested and many people rescued in the ongoing operation as police comb DusitD2 Hotel for more attackers.
The area has since been cordoned off and motorists are advised to use alternative routes to facilitate smooth operations by the Police.
The whereabouts of the attackers, whom witnesses said are about six, is still unknown.
Three people with gunshot wounds from the attack have been rushed to the Aga Khan University Hospital and Kenyatta National Hospital.
Attack comes exactly three years after the El Adde attack in Somalia where over 100 KDF soldiers were killed.
Other injured people have been taken to M P Shah and Avenue hospitals.
Many of those who were trapped inside different apartments near the scene attack continue being rescued.
Avenue Hospital in Parklands has so far received eight casualties, one in critical condition while another one is a pregnant woman.
The Aga Khan Hospital also reports having received four casualties - three men and one "non-African" woman.
The biggest challenge so far is getting those injured to hospitals as there is heavy traffic preventing ambulances from leaving the scene of the attack.
Police IG Joseph Boinnet says that security agencies are doing their best to bring the situation to an end as quickly as possible.
Mr Boinnet has said that the attackers are suspected to be terrorists and that specialist police forces are flushing them out.
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