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Nairobi attack: Foreign experts join Kenya forensic hunt

Relatives have been identifying the bodies of those killed in the attack

 

Kenya's investigation into a bloody siege by Islamist militants in Nairobi has been joined by experts from the US, UK, Germany, Canada and Interpol.

Forensic experts are combing the Westgate shopping complex for DNA, fingerprints and ballistic clues, said Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku.

He confirmed that five militants were dead and said the bodies of more were expected to be found.

Funerals are continuing to be held for the 67 civilian and military victims.

Relatives have been identifying the bodies of those killed in the attack

Alyaz Merali, wounded in the attack, took part in a funeral procession for his mother, who was killed

Traders were selling wreaths outside Nairobi's City Mortuary

Nuns prayed near the Westgate shopping centre on Wednesday morning

"We have moved to the next phase," Mr Lenku told a news briefing in Nairobi, saying that he expected the forensic audit to take at least seven days.

Source BBC.COM