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Kenya attack: Sixth Briton dead in Westgate mall siege | Kenya attack: Sixth Briton dead in Westgate mall siege |
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A sixth Briton has died following the siege at a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the Foreign Office has confirmed. | A sixth Briton has died following the siege at a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the Foreign Office has confirmed. |
At least 72 people are known to have been killed in the four-day attack at the Westgate centre. | At least 72 people are known to have been killed in the four-day attack at the Westgate centre. |
The Foreign Office has said that it cannot rule out the possibility of further casualties. | The Foreign Office has said that it cannot rule out the possibility of further casualties. |
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time." | A Foreign Office spokesman said: "Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time." |
The confirmed death toll after the three-day siege is 61 civilians, six security officers and five militants. Kenya's Red Cross says 61 people are still missing. | The confirmed death toll after the three-day siege is 61 civilians, six security officers and five militants. Kenya's Red Cross says 61 people are still missing. |
Forensic experts, including a team from the UK, have been combing the complex, looking for bodies and clues, since the siege - which began last Saturday - ended on Tuesday. | Forensic experts, including a team from the UK, have been combing the complex, looking for bodies and clues, since the siege - which began last Saturday - ended on Tuesday. |
Official mourning | Official mourning |
The role of the British forensic scientists, sent by the Metropolitan police, has been to support the British High Commissioner in Nairobi identifying British victims and to advise Kenyan authorities. | The role of the British forensic scientists, sent by the Metropolitan police, has been to support the British High Commissioner in Nairobi identifying British victims and to advise Kenyan authorities. |
Their work will also be used to help coroners in the UK carry out the necessary inquests into the British deaths. | Their work will also be used to help coroners in the UK carry out the necessary inquests into the British deaths. |
Kenya has observed three days of official mourning for victims after officials urged the nation to come together in the wake of the massacre. | |
Al-Shabab, an Islamist group based in neighbouring Somalia, is claiming responsibility for the siege. | |
Of the 11 people arrested so far by police investigating the attack, three have since been freed. | |
None of the dead Britons has been formally identified, but they are believed to include Ross Langdon, who had dual Australian and British nationality, and eight-year-old Jennah Bawa. | None of the dead Britons has been formally identified, but they are believed to include Ross Langdon, who had dual Australian and British nationality, and eight-year-old Jennah Bawa. |
The Foreign Office had lowered the British toll to five on Thursday after it emerged that one of those previously identified as British was Kenyan. | The Foreign Office had lowered the British toll to five on Thursday after it emerged that one of those previously identified as British was Kenyan. |