The death toll from a bomb and gun attack by Islamist militants on an upmarket hotel complex in Nairobi has risen to 21, Inspector-General of Police Joseph Boinnet says.
“We wish to inform that, as of this evening… six other bodies were found at the scene and one police officer succumbed very suddenly to his injuries,” he told reporters.
Mr Boinett said 16 were Kenyans, one Briton, one American; the nationality of the remaining three is not yet known.
SUSPECTS
Further, he confirmed that two people had been arrested in relation to the attack.
“They are in police custody and we have a reason to believe that they facilitated the attack. They are assisting the police with investigations,” he said during a late night media briefing at his office.