UN Security Council slams deadly terrorist attack in Kenyan capital

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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 21 -- The UN Security Council on Saturday strongly condemned a terrorist attack in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, and expressed the 15 council members' solidarity with the people and government of Kenya.

"The members of the Security Council condemn in the strongest possible terms today's terrorist attack in Nairobi, which has caused numerous deaths and injuries," the Security Council said in a press statement issued here late Saturday.

The death toll in the attack by gunmen on a popular shopping mall in Nairobi on Saturday has risen to 39, according to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

The statement added "the members of the Security Council extend their condolences to the victims and their families, as well as to the people and the government of Kenya."

Somalia's militant group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying in its twitter account "HSM Press Office" that "the Mujahideen entered Westgate Mall today at around noon and are still inside the mall, fighting the Kenyan Kuffar inside their own turf."

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