Kenya says it has a chance to 'neutralise' mall attackers

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's president said on Sunday security forces confronting militants in a Nairobi shopping mall had as good a chance "as we can hope for" of neutralising the attackers, and that Kenya wanted to confirm a claim of responsibility by Somali Islamists.

Uhuru Kenyatta, who said a nephew and his nephew's fiancée were among the 59 confirmed killed, said the government had reports of both male and female attackers, consistent with accounts given by witnesses who said they saw women involved.