Leamington mother and her daughter among dead in Nairobi terrorist attack

A Leamington woman and her daughter are among those who have died in a terrorist attack on a shopping mall in Kenya.

Zahira Bawa and her daughter Jennah, eight, were on a shopping trip on Saturday when suspected al-Shabab militants attacked the Westgate centre in Nairobi.

The official death toll stands at 62 and more than 170 have been injured.

There are fears the death toll will rise further with the Kenyan Red Cross reporting that 63 people remain unaccounted for.

More to follow.

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