Members of security forces secure the scene where explosions and gunshots were heard at the Dusit hotel compound, in Nairobi Members of security forces secure the scene where explosions and gunshots were heard at the Dusit hotel compound, in Nairobi 

Nairobi hotel complex comes under attack

An upmarket hotel complex in Kenya's capital Nairobi has come under attack Tuesday, with an explosion and heavy gunfire.

Police are calling it a terrorist attack.

There are reports of fatalities and injuries.

The complex houses the Dusit hotel and other offices.

Witnesses say they saw 4 armed men enter the complex.

Several vehicles were burned in the blast and people were being rushed, even carried, from
the scene.

In 2013 al-Shabab extremists burst into the luxury Westgate shopping center, hurling grenades and starting a days-long siege that left 67 people dead.

Al Shabaab is also claiming responsibility for this latest attack.
 

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15 January 2019, 14:58