" There are bodies of Women Terrorists, Speculation The White Widow Appears Back "
NAIROBI - After a four-day , special forces seize Kenya declared fully Westgate Mall , Nairobi , from terrorist control . Last night ( 24/9 ) some explosives disposal officers defused a time bomb placed at several locations militant groups in Westgate .
" We 're clearing explosives the terrorists who mounted inside the mall , " said Kenyan police via his Twitter account yesterday afternoon .
However , concurrent with the release of the Kenya police statement , intense gunfire was heard from upstairs in the mall . At the same time , a tweet on behalf of the members of the militant group Al Shabaab said , they still hold a number of hostages in the attacks Westgate .
" The mujahideen held hostage in the Westgate Mall is still alive . Seen uncomfortable , but at least they are still alive , " al Shabaab said in a statement through his Twitter account . Al Shabaab 's statement denied claims the Kenyan government that believes all the hostages had been released .
In fact , claims control of the mall from Kenya police was too hasty . Kenya recognizes the special forces still have to face one or two militants hiding in the mall . The statement obtained from a member of the security forces who were involved in the cleanup operation at the shopping center .
The sources said the attackers are now isolated inside or around a casino located on the top floor of the shopping complex . Witnesses say they heard sporadic gunfire from inside the mall building early this morning .
Until last night the death toll is tracked by the Kenya Red Cross are still 62 people . Of the two warring parties , three Kenyan soldiers died and three terrorists were killed . While 175 people were injured . The dead included six Britons , two French women , 2 men one Canadian diplomat , 1 person resident Chinese , 2 Indian , 1 South Korea 1 South Africa , and one female Netherlands . Among the dead there is a Ghanaian writer and former Ambassador to the United Nations Kofi Awoonor , 78 , while his son was injured .
Kenyans showed sympathy towards the victims . Hundreds of Kenyans flock to the hospital to donate blood . They also collected more than $ 400,000 to help the victims' families
When special forces crippling Kenya militants in the Westgate Mall , speculation about the British woman who was involved in the deadly attacks continue to spread . Woman allegedly nicknamed the White Widow was also killed in the shootout with police action last Monday ( 23/9 ) . However , the validity of the report is still doubtful for yet obtained evidence is really strong .
Native woman named Samantha Lewthwaite , the daughter of a retired British soldiers and widows of suicide bombers in London , July 7, 2005 , Germaine Lindsay . According to the Daily Mail , the information obtained from three sources , consisting of an intelligence officer and two soldiers .
According to them , one of the three members of the group Al Shabaab who was killed was a woman . Lewthwaite has long been a member of Al Shabaab and engaging in a bombing in Mombasa last year .
However , it is still doubtful . Kenyan police said , there remains the possibility that women are thought of as Lewthwaite was one of the hostages as well . However , she was wearing one of the terrorists .
Government of Kenya , through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Foreign Minister ) Amina Mohamed , confirmed the existence of a British woman in a group of attackers in the mall . " He's been doing this a few times , " said Amina told PBS television station .
However , different statements coming from the Minister of the Interior ( Interior Minister ) Joseph Ole Lenku Kenya who denied the existence of a woman among the militant groups . Joseph simply said , some members of the attackers was wearing women's clothes .
The British government reluctantly dragged himself Amina statement . A spokesman for the British Foreign Ministry simply said he " heard " that Amina statement . " We kept in touch with the Kenyan government and support their investigations related to this attack , " the spokesman said .
Daily publication Nairobi Daily Nation quoted a security source who called extremist groups in coastal Kenya with the name calling Samantha Lewthwaite Chest muzungu or Sister White in Swahili . In January 2012 Lewthwaite escaped arrest when Kenyan troops stormed a villa which is believed to be the hiding place .
Meanwhile , The Standard newspaper reported , police received hundreds of calls from people offering some evidence of the existence of The White Widow . However , so far not a single person who claimed to have met directly with Lewthwaite aka The White Widow
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