Good Tuesday Morning, everyone. The siege at a mall in nairobi, kenya, entering its fourth day. We are seeing some of the first pictures outside of the mall since that attack on saturday. Were expecting to get an update when the president of kenya addresses his nation later today. Were going to begin our coverage right now with abcs tahman bradley. Reporter after a tense day filled with gunfire and explosions, Kenyan Security forces say theyve taken control of west gate Shopping Mall and secured the hostages. Overnight, they were looking for hostages, terrorists and more dead bodies. 62 people were killed, 175 wounded. The terror began around noon this past saturday. A more than o dozen armed men took the malls entrance. Shoppers and employees ran for cover. It took the blood. I rubbed it on my face. So that when they come there, they see like, im dead. Reporter among the dead, the nephew of kenyan president. My nephew and his fiancee were amongst those who died in this attack. Reporte
Reporter the renowned poet, and a recent Public Health grad, eight months pregnant. She was hilariously funny. She was unique. She really brought laughter and light to peoples lives. Reporter the Al Qaedalinked extremist group, al shabaab, said it was retaliation for kenyan forces in somalia. Al shabaab has been one of the most successful terror groups in attracting Young American men. U. S. Officials estimate as many as 50 americans have been recruited to the group over the last 6 years. With more than half traced back to minnesotas growing somali community. Tahman bradley, abc news, washington. The situation there still incredibly fluid. Abcs kirit radia joining us from nairobi. The Security Forces say they are in charge. Youre still hearing gunfire. I know weve had lots of reports of that. What is going on at the moment . Its rather confusing. Were hoping to hear from the president soon, to clarify these things. The police and the interior minister say they have control of the build
Still going to be here until we make you whole. Reporter volunteers from across the country and the world are now helping complete strangers get their lives back on track. It is not about who you are helping. Its about the fact they need help. Reporter and the damage is widespread. At least eight people have been killed with 18,000 homes damaged or destroyed across 2,000 square miles. 200 miles of road also still looked like this. Its really hard. It is clearly very devastating. Yeah, im overwhelmed. Reporter at one point, 1200 people were listed as unaccounted for. That number has now dwindled down to six thanks to communication lines being restored. With repair projects picking up steam, inspectors are going door to door, checking the integrity of homes to see if they are safe for families to return. The Transportation Department hopes to have temporary road fixes in place by december 1st. Once winter hits it will be extremely difficult to complete any repairs. John, diana. Thank you
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