'15 dead' after terror attack on Kenyan hotel
Fifteen people including a British man have been killed after an apparent terror attack on a hotel complex in Nairobi.
Armed police storm hotel after deadly attack
Fifteen dead, police say
More explosions and gunfire heard on Wednesday morning
Video shows armed police entering complex
Police chief says attack was co-ordinated
Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab says it is behind the attack
The Foreign Office says, regarding news that a British man is among the casualties: "The situation is ongoing.
"We are in contact with the Kenyan authorities who are coordinating a response and stand ready to assist as required."
Learn about al Shabaab, the terrorist group thought to be responsible for the attack:
A police officer is quoted on various news wires as saying that at least 15 people have now died.
These include a British man and American woman.
Kenya's National Police Service say the operation is still ongoing. There are reports of more gunfire and explosions this morning:
'Fourteen dead'
A mortuary worker has told Reuters at least 14 people were killed in the attack.
'Seven dead'
Reuters reports that seven people died in the attack. This has not been confirmed by authorities.
'Mopping up'
Kenya's interior minister, Fred Matiang'i, has said security forces have secured all the buildings attacked by militants.
"The security teams have evacuated scores of Kenyans and other nationalities from the buildings. We are now in the final stages of mopping up the area," he said.
'I couldn't believe I was alive' - witness
Enoch Kibet, a cleaner at the hotel who escaped by crawling out of a gate in the basement, said "we were changing our shifts and that is when I heard a loud blast and people were screaming. I couldn't believe I was alive. The blast was so loud and shook the whole complex."
Six dead
The Daily Nation, quoting Inspector-General of Police Joseph Boinnet, reports five people died at the Secret Garden restaurant in the Dusit complex after a suspected suicide bomber blew himself. Another woman succumbed to her injuries at the MP Shah Hospital which had received six casualties following the suspected terror attack. Four survivors were taken to the Aga Khan University Hospital.
The Daily Nation, a Kenyan newspaper, reports that at least six people have died in the suspected terror attack and 30 others have been injured. One person with gunshot wounds was operated on and was said to be out of danger.
Too much blood
Ms Leonard said a nurse told her all the blood has to be screened tonight and the labs and storage capacity can't keep up if they keep taking it. So they will screen what they have now and start taking again tomorrow morning.
People have been answering the call to give blood after the attack. These pictures from the blood donation centre at the M.P. Shah, a private hospital in Nairobi, have been sent to us by Davina Leonard.
Six floors contained
Chief Boinnet said security forces had contained six of the seven floors of the hotel and were also working to secure "remaining outbuildings in the complex" and the neutralisation of criminal elements." Gunfire was still ringing out sporadically beyond nightfall, almost six hours into the attack.
Police statement
The full statement from Kenyan police chief Joseph Boinnet: "We can now confirm that this criminal activity commenced at about three o'clock (1200 GMT) in a coordinated fashion and began at I&M Bank with an explosion that targeted three vehicles in the parking lot, and a suicide explosion in the foyer of Dusit hotel."
No social media
Kenyan police chief Joseph Boinnet has urged people not to share videos of attack on social media.
More blood needed
Some Kenyan hospitals are appealing for blood donations as the number of people wounded in the attack remains unknown, AP reports.
Witness: 'Five bodies,' two shooters
Ken, a man who witnessed the attack has said he saw five bodies at the hotel entrance. He said other people were shouting for help and "when we rushed back to try rescue them, gunshots started coming from upstairs and we had to duck because they were targeting us and we could see two guys shooting."
An injured man is carried out of the hotel complex.
'Terrible' scenes
"It is terrible. What I have seen is terrible," said Charles Njenga, who ran from the scene.
Five bodies
A photographer with Agence France Press (AFP) has reported seeing five bodies in the hotel following the terror attack.
Severe injuries
Kenyan police say they have made "considerable progress" in containing the situation, including securing several locations that had been taken over by the attackers. The assault started at around 3pm with a coordinated attack on a bank, three car bombs and a suicide bombing in the hotel foyer where a number of guests suffered "severe injuries".
Terror attack under way in Kenya
Public urged to 'remain calm'
Special forces are attempting to flush out attackers, say Kenyan police
Human remains seen in the street
The Swiss owner of a security company ran to the scene armed with a gun to help people escape the complex.
"The main door of the hotel was blown open and there was a human arm in the street severed from the shoulder," said Serge Medic, who accompanied police and two soldiers.
However, they soon came under fire and were forced to retreat.
Software firm says its employees are 'accounted for'
A German business software group said all its staff working at its office in Nairobi were brought to safety following the attack.
An SAP spokeswoman said: "We have confirmation that all our staff have been accounted for.
"The SWAT team on the ground were very efficient and extracted all the employees that were in the building at the time to safety."
'It is true that there are people who are dead'
One of the first people on the scene of the attack was a police officer.
He says "there was no time to count the dead but it is true that there are people who are dead".
The officer says some bodies were in restaurants downstairs and that colleagues saw others in offices upstairs, and that blood and glass are all over and that gunfire continues.
Another picture of the evacuation efforts at the complex
'We are trying to flush them out'
Kenyan police chief Joseph Boinnet says officers are trying to flush the attackers out of the hotel.
He said: "We are aware that armed criminals are holing up in the hotel and special forces are now currently flushing them out."
It is still unclear how many attackers are involved.
People evacuate as terrorists attack the hotel
Attack comes one day after terror suspects court ruling
This attack has come just a day after a magistrate ruled that three men charged with involvement in a deadly terror attack on a Nairobi shopping mall in 2013 must stand trial.
Sixty-seven people died during the assault on Westgate Mall, which Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab said it was behind.
It has also said it is responsible for the ongoing incident at the Dusit Complex.
Armed criminals could still be in building - police
Kenyan police chief Joseph Boinnet has responded to the incident, describing it as a "suspected terror attack".
He says armed criminals are still believed to be holed up in the hotel.
At least one person has died and four are injured as a result of the attack, a hospital official has confirmed.
The five patients were brought to the MP Shah Hospital, but casualties are also being tended to by three other hospitals and the Red Cross.
Police detonate car rigged with explosives
Officers have detonated a car they say had explosives inside outside the hotel.
They have moved away from other vehicles at the scene that they suspect may also contain explosives.
Other officers are moving between shops at the complex.
Security are trying to secure the scene - but attackers are still in the hotel
Cars are on fire in the grounds of the hotel
Bullet damage at the scene of the attack
At least two dead - witness
AP is now reporting that at least two people are dead, citing a witness.
Robert Murire told the news agency that he saw at least two bodies as he fled the scene of the attack.
He said he also saw attackers wearing green and wrapped in ammunition.
Security forces keep guard as people are evacuated
Police help a woman get away from the scene
Survivor 'saw at least one dead body'
AP has spoken to a survivor who sought refuge in a fridge.
The man said he saw at least one dead body in the grounds of the hotel.
'What I have seen is terrible'
Charles Njenga is among those who have fled the scene of the attack.
He said: "It is terrible. What I have seen is terrible. I have seen a human as I ran out and there is what looks like minced meat all over."
Another man who saw the attack begin said: "I have been hiding. My colleagues were running everywhere.
"I didn't see an attacker. It was a terrorist attack. I think so."
Terrorists 'still inside' the complex
The Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabab, which has links to al-Qaeda, says its members are still fighting inside.
At least one person in bomb disposal gear can be seen.
An unexploded grenade has been seen in a hallway of the shopping complex.
WATCH: Authorities respond to suspected terror attack at hotel
An evacuation of the hotel complex is underway
Security forces are responding at the scene of the attack
Al Shabaab say it is behind the attack
Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab has said it is behind the attack.
The incident comes on the third anniversary of the El Adde attack, which claimed the lives of several Kenyan soldiers in Somalia.
People are being rushed away from the scene
Heavy gunfire has been heard after the explosion
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