DHAKA: Kenya’s investigation into a bloody siege by Islamist militants in Nairobi has been joined by experts from the US, UK, Germany, Canada and Interpol.

Forensic experts are combing the Westgate shopping complex for DNA and ballistic clues, Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku said.

He confirmed that five militants were dead and said the bodies of more ‘terrorists’ were expected to be found.

Three days of national mourning have begun.

‘We have moved to the next phase,’ Lenku told a news briefing in Nairobi, saying that he expected the forensic audit to take seven days, reports the BBC.

He said he did not expect the death toll, which stands at 72, to rise significantly.

Several bodies are thought to be trapped under rubble after three floors of the building collapsed.

Lenku said he only expected bodies of ‘terrorists’ to be found.

Work is continuing to establish their identities, including whether one was a woman, he added.

BDST: 2033 HRS, SEPT 25, 2013
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