23 September 2013
Last updated at 15:18 GMT
Four Britons killed in Kenya attack
Four Britons are among those killed in an attack by militants on a shopping centre in Kenya, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
Four Britons killed in Kenya attack
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23 September 2013
Last updated at 15:17 GMT
Ross Langdon is believed to have been killed alongside his partner Elif Yavuz
One of the UK victims has been name by his company as architect Ross Langdon, who has British-Australian citizenship.
Prime Minister David Cameron is due to chair an emergency meeting later.
About 10 attackers and some hostages are still thought to be inside the shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, and security forces appear to have launched an assault in an attempt to break the siege.
Sporadic bursts of gunfire have sent security forces and journalists looking for cover as the siege enters its final phase.
Kenyan Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku said: "Our forces are in control of all the floors."
'Tragic loss' The Foreign Office is still not confirming the names of the British victims of the attack, but it has confirmed that one had dual British-Australian citizenship.
Mr Langdon's firm, Regional Associates, said he died alongside his pregnant partner, Elif Yavuz.
Paying tribute, the company said: "We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our friend and colleague Ross Langdon and his partner Elif Yavuz.
"Profoundly talented and full of life, Ross enriched the lives of all those around him. Ross's leadership on projects throughout East Africa was inspirational, and he will be will be very, very sorely missed by us all."
Mr Langdon, who graduated from Sydney University, was a co-founder of Langdon Reis Architects in London in 2008 and a director of Regional Associates.
He had been working on projects in London, Sydney, Norway, Uganda and Rwanda.
Another of those killed was a Peruvian public health consultant who had been set to take up a full-time post at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
Dr Juan Jesus Ortiz-Iruri, 63, was due to arrive at its Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health (CMNH) this week.
Head of the centre, Professor Nynke van den Broek, said: "All at CMNH have been affected by Juan's death under such shocking circumstances. His loss will be felt by us all both professionally and personally."
Dr Ortiz-Iruri had worked with the centre on a number of projects from his base in Nairobi.
'Despicable attack' Mr Hammond chaired a meeting of Cobra, the government's emergency response committee, on Monday morning. He said the UK "stands ready" to provide more assistance to Kenya.
This was the third meeting of the group about the attack, with Mr Cameron cutting short a visit to Balmoral to chair another meeting due to be held on Monday afternoon.
Video footage of the attack shows shoppers running for cover on Saturday
Mr Lenku confirmed the number of dead. The Kenyan Red Cross
earlier reported that 69 people had been killed but later revised its
figure to 62.
In addition to the death toll, at least 170 people have been injured.
Mr Lenku said two of the attackers had been killed on Monday morning, and others injured.
The Somali al-Shabab movement has said it is behind the attack, which it said was in response to Kenyan military operations in Somalia..
Mr Cameron called it "an absolutely sickening and despicable attack of appalling brutality".
"These appalling terrorist attacks that take place where the perpetrators claim they do it in the name of a religion - they don't," he said.
"They do it in the name of terror, violence and extremism and their warped view of the world. They don't represent Islam or Muslims in Britain or anywhere else in the world."
'Baseless' reports A Twitter account purporting to be an al-Shabab spokesman, which has now been shut down, named a 24-year-old man from London as one of the gunmen.
A later Twitter account, also claiming to be from al-Shabab, named Samantha Lewthwaite.
Ms Lewthwaite, who comes from Aylesbury and has been dubbed the "White Widow" by some newspapers, is on the run and is wanted by Kenyan police over links to a suspected terror cell.
Al-Shabab, which is part of the al-Qaeda network, has repeatedly threatened attacks on Kenyan soil if Nairobi did not pull its troops out of Somalia.
There are about 4,000 Kenyan troops in the south of Somalia, where they have been fighting the militants since 2011.
British nationals concerned about friends or family can contact the Foreign Office on +44 (0)20 7008 0000.
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Ross Langdon is believed to have been killed alongside his partner Elif Yavuz
Four Britons are among those killed in an attack by militants on a shopping centre in Kenya, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said next of kin had been
informed. At least 62 people have been killed since the attack began on
Saturday.One of the UK victims has been name by his company as architect Ross Langdon, who has British-Australian citizenship.
Prime Minister David Cameron is due to chair an emergency meeting later.
About 10 attackers and some hostages are still thought to be inside the shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, and security forces appear to have launched an assault in an attempt to break the siege.
Sporadic bursts of gunfire have sent security forces and journalists looking for cover as the siege enters its final phase.
Kenyan Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku said: "Our forces are in control of all the floors."
'Tragic loss' The Foreign Office is still not confirming the names of the British victims of the attack, but it has confirmed that one had dual British-Australian citizenship.
Mr Langdon's firm, Regional Associates, said he died alongside his pregnant partner, Elif Yavuz.
Paying tribute, the company said: "We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our friend and colleague Ross Langdon and his partner Elif Yavuz.
"Profoundly talented and full of life, Ross enriched the lives of all those around him. Ross's leadership on projects throughout East Africa was inspirational, and he will be will be very, very sorely missed by us all."
Mr Langdon, who graduated from Sydney University, was a co-founder of Langdon Reis Architects in London in 2008 and a director of Regional Associates.
He had been working on projects in London, Sydney, Norway, Uganda and Rwanda.
Another of those killed was a Peruvian public health consultant who had been set to take up a full-time post at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
Dr Juan Jesus Ortiz-Iruri, 63, was due to arrive at its Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health (CMNH) this week.
Head of the centre, Professor Nynke van den Broek, said: "All at CMNH have been affected by Juan's death under such shocking circumstances. His loss will be felt by us all both professionally and personally."
Dr Ortiz-Iruri had worked with the centre on a number of projects from his base in Nairobi.
'Despicable attack' Mr Hammond chaired a meeting of Cobra, the government's emergency response committee, on Monday morning. He said the UK "stands ready" to provide more assistance to Kenya.
This was the third meeting of the group about the attack, with Mr Cameron cutting short a visit to Balmoral to chair another meeting due to be held on Monday afternoon.
Video footage of the attack shows shoppers running for cover on Saturday
In addition to the death toll, at least 170 people have been injured.
Mr Lenku said two of the attackers had been killed on Monday morning, and others injured.
The Somali al-Shabab movement has said it is behind the attack, which it said was in response to Kenyan military operations in Somalia..
Mr Cameron called it "an absolutely sickening and despicable attack of appalling brutality".
"These appalling terrorist attacks that take place where the perpetrators claim they do it in the name of a religion - they don't," he said.
"They do it in the name of terror, violence and extremism and their warped view of the world. They don't represent Islam or Muslims in Britain or anywhere else in the world."
'Baseless' reports A Twitter account purporting to be an al-Shabab spokesman, which has now been shut down, named a 24-year-old man from London as one of the gunmen.
A later Twitter account, also claiming to be from al-Shabab, named Samantha Lewthwaite.
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Al-Shabab At A Glance
- "The Youth" in Arabic
- Formed as a radical offshoot of the Union of Islamic Courts, which controlled Mogadishu, in 2006
- Previously ran much of southern Somalia
- Lost some popular support by banning Western aid agencies during 2011 famine
- Estimated to have 7,000 to 9,000 fighters
But an al-Shabab commander, who
called himself Abu Omar, described as "baseless" reports that some of
the attackers were of British or American nationalities.
Media reports suggested Ms Lewthwaite, the widow of 7 July
bomber Jermaine Lindsay, was involved in the attack but the Foreign
Office said it had no evidence and was unwilling to speculate.Ms Lewthwaite, who comes from Aylesbury and has been dubbed the "White Widow" by some newspapers, is on the run and is wanted by Kenyan police over links to a suspected terror cell.
Al-Shabab, which is part of the al-Qaeda network, has repeatedly threatened attacks on Kenyan soil if Nairobi did not pull its troops out of Somalia.
There are about 4,000 Kenyan troops in the south of Somalia, where they have been fighting the militants since 2011.
British nationals concerned about friends or family can contact the Foreign Office on +44 (0)20 7008 0000.
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