Hostages’ fate unknown as Kenyan mall siege ends with explosion

Three floors of the Westgate mall have collapsed in the final stages of its hostage siege, burying an unknown number of people, including several of the attackers, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has disclosed in a televised speech to the nation.

“The operation is now over,” he said. “As I had vowed earlier, we have ashamed and defeated our attackers.”