Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Lenku said that between 10 and 15 gunmen were involved in the attack and that Kenyan forces had control of security cameras installed inside the shopping complex.
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Kenyan security forces had rescued about 1,000 hostages, according to Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Ole Lenku, who said that "the priority is to save as many lives as possible".
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In the wake of the Westgate shopping mall attack in Nairobi, Alai was praised, both by local and international media for his timely and creative use of social media, mainly Twitter, to provide updates of what was happening at the mall.