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Kenya: 69 dead, 63 missing; victims from across the globe


The department of International Relations says they are available to assist South Africans who are in Kenya and have been affected by the terrorist attack.

Earlier on Mondaymorning - heavy and rapid bursts of gunfire were heard coming from inside the mall.

The attack at Nairobi's Westgate mall began on Saturday afternoon.

69 people - including South African - 57-year old James Thomas and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's nephew and nephew's fianceé - were killed.

More than 175 people were injured in the attack claimed by Somali al-Shabab fighters

Four other South Africans are still believed to be held hostage.


KENYA
President Uhuru Kenyatta's nephew and nephew's fiancee are among
the dead.

INDIA
Two Indians, 8-year-old Parmashu Jain and 40-year-old Sridhar Natarajan, were killed, and four others were wounded in the attack, an External Affairs Ministry spokesman said.

BRITAIN
At least three U.K. nationals were killed in the attack, according to the Foreign Office, which warned the number of such
fatalities is "likely to rise as further information becomes available."

FRANCE
Two French women were killed, President Francois Hollande said.

SOUTH AFRICA
One South African citizen was killed, according to the country's
International Relations Department.

CANADA
Two Canadians, including a diplomat, died in the attack,
according to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He paid tribute to the
victims and noted the loss of diplomat Annemarie Desloges, who
served in Canada's High Commission to Kenya as a liaison officer
with the Canada Border Services Agency. Her spouse Robert Munk was
wounded in the attack, but has since been released from the
hospital, the Canadian Press reported.

GHANA
Ghanaian poet Kofi Awoonor died after being injured in the
attack, the West African country's presidential office said. In
addition to his writings, Awoonor was a professor and served as an
ambassador in Brazil, Cuba and at the U.N.

THE NETHERLANDS
A 33-year-old Dutch woman died in the attack and seven other
Dutch citizens who were in the mall escaped unharmed, Foreign
Minister Frans Timmermans said. The victim's identity wasn't
immediately released.

CHINA
A 38-year-old Chinese woman with the surname Zhou who worked in
the real estate industry was killed in the attack, China's official
Xinhua News Agency reported. Her son was injured in the attack and
was in stable condition in a hospital, according to the Chinese
Embassy in Kenya.

U.S.
Ruhila Adatia-Sood, wife of Ketan Sood, a foreign service
national working for the U.S. Agency for International Development
in Nairobi was killed, USAID said in a press statement. She was a
popular radio and TV personality in Kenya. Five American citizens
were injured, U.S. officials said.

NEW ZEALAND
Andrew McLaren, 34, a New Zealander who manages a factory in
Kenya for the avocado oil company Olivado, was wounded in the
attack, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed. He
was hospitalzed in stable condition.

AUSTRALIA
A dual Australian-British citizen was killed, Australia's
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said. It was not clear
whether this victim was included among the Britons killed.