UK confirms 6th Brit death in Nairobi mall attack

Britain has confirmed the death of sixth British citizen in the four-day deadly siege on a shopping center in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi last week.

“A sixth British national has been identified amongst those killed in the tragedy in Nairobi. We are providing consular assistance,” a Foreign Office spokesman said.

“We have no information at this time that any further British nationals have been killed although we cannot rule out the potential for further British casualties,” he added.

The Foreign Office had earlier announced six British citizens were killed in the gunmen attack in Nairobi but the death toll figure was revised to five after it emerged they had wrongly identified a Kenyan as British.

Dozens of gunmen attacked the Westgate Mall in Nairobi on Saturday September 21, targeting people indiscriminately, killing at least 67 people and injuring many others. Dozens more remain missing.

A British national has been allegedly among the gunmen believed to be affiliated with the Somali-based al-Shabaab militant group.