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Kenya attack: Images from Dusit hotel complex attack

A siege by suspected militants in a hotel in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has ended, with all the attackers killed, after an operation which lasted almost 20 hours.

News imageReuters Coffin of victim Feisal Ahmed Rashid arrives at a city mortuaryReuters
Officials said 14 people were killed in the attack on the Dusit complex, but the Kenyan Red Cross said the death toll was higher
News imageAFP Grieving woman comforted after identifying the body of a relativeAFP
Loved ones broke down as they went to identify the bodies of victims
News imageReuters CCTV footage of one of the attackersReuters
Security camera footage has emerged of the attackers entering the compound on Tuesday
News imageReuters Cars are seen on fire in Nairobi, KenyaReuters
They threw bombs at cars inside the complex before entering the lobby
News imageRonald Grant A member of the security forces gestures as people take cover at the scene where explosions and gunshots were heard at the Dusit hotel compound, in Nairobi, KenyaRonald Grant
Security forces were able to evacuate many of the civilians trapped in the compound within hours
News imageReuters People are evacuated at the scene at the Dusit hotel compound in Nairobi, KenyaReuters
Many workers barricaded themselves in their offices, while others were escorted to safety
News imageEPA A soldier takes cover next to bullet holes during an ongoing gunfire and explosions in Nairobi, KenyaEPA
The Somali-based militant group al-Shabab said it had carried out the attack
News imageAFP Woman is reunited with her family during night-time operations at the hotelAFP
The operation continued overnight, with more trapped civilians rescued
News imageGetty Images Security forces outside the hotel on the second day of the operation - 16 JanuaryGetty Images
Reports that the siege had ended on Tuesday evening proved premature, and on Wednesday morning troops were sent in to clear out the remaining attackers

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