Doda (<keyword id="19900657" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jammu-and-Kashmir" source="keywords">Jammu and Kashmir</keyword>) [India], June 27 (ANI): Security has been beefed up in Doda city after three <keyword id="19900658" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="terrorists" source="keywords">terrorists</keyword> were neutralised in an encounter with security forces on Wednesday in the Gandoh, Bhaderwah sector of district Doda in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to ANI, the ADGP of Jammu, <keyword id="158124" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Anand-Jain" source="Orion">Anand Jain</keyword> earlier said that the two M-4s and one <keyword id="498154" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AK-47-rifle" source="Orion">AK-47 rifle</keyword> have been recovered from the possession of the terrorists. "Three terrorists have been neutralised in this encounter, and arms and ammunition have been recovered from them. A search operation is going on in the area. We launched a search operation as soon as we received information of the presence of terrorists... Two M-4s and one AK-47 rifle have been recovered..." In a press conference, the ADGP Jammu said, "We have recovered two M-4s and one AK-47 gun, grenades, and basic necessities stuff from the terrorists." Indicating stricter actions against the ones who provided the habitation to terrorists, Jain stated, "We will take stricter against the ones who provided habitation to the terrorists. Also, I want to urge people to help us in finding out those people." On the emergence of new terror organizations, the ADGP asserted, "There is the presence of groups in this area and a search operation is underway. As the investigation into the Chhattergala incident is also underway, so, it's yet to be discovered if it's a new scheme of terror organizations." Furthermore, he assured that there is no threat to the Amarnath Yatra and an investigation is underway to find out the terrorists whose sketches were issued. Earlier, on Wednesday, it was reported that two terrorists had been killed in an ongoing joint operation in the Gandoh area of Doda in Jammu and Kashmir. "Two more terrorists have been neutralised in an ongoing joint operation in the Gandoh, Bhaderwah sector of district Doda," ADGP Jammu said in a post on X. Arms and ammunition were recovered from their possession, he said.

Jammu and Kashmir: Security tightened after three terrorists gunned down in Doda encounter

A <keyword id="19920116" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="search-operation" source="keywords">search operation</keyword> is underway in the <keyword id="19900657" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jammu-and-Kashmir" source="keywords">Jammu and Kashmir</keyword>'s <keyword id="20102252" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Doda" source="keywords">Doda</keyword> district after an <keyword id="19935589" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="encounter" source="keywords">encounter</keyword> broke out between the <keyword id="19905510" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="security-forces" source="keywords">security forces</keyword> and <keyword id="19900658" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="terrorists" source="keywords">terrorists</keyword> on Tuesday night. The terrorists opened fire at a joint checkpoint of the Indian Army and Jammu-Kashmir Police in Bhaderwah town in the Doda district. Following the gunfight, the security forces launched a search operation. "Army and Police joint Naka has engaged a terrorist in area of Chattargala area of Doda. Firefight is going on. More details to follow," Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu posted on X in the late hours of Tuesday. Reportedly, some people have sustained injuries in the encounter. Their identities were however not confirmed. Officials said that the injured were brought to the Sub District Hospital in Bhaderwah. Further details are awaited in the case. In another encounter that broke out in the Kathua district on Tuesday evening, a terrorist was neutralised by the security forces after terrorists attacked a house in Saida Sukhal village in Hiranagar. The security forces have cordoned off the area and the search operations to nab the other terrorists are underway. These incidents have come on the heels of the Reasi terror attack, where at least 9 people were killed after terrorists opened fire on a bus, carrying pilgrims, which plunged into a gorge following the attack. The Jammu and Kashmir police have said that the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba is believed to be behind the attack. J-K police have formed 11 teams to investigate the attack. A team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) assessed the situation in Reasi on Monday and the NIA's forensic team is working on collecting evidence. Reacting to three terror incidents in three days in J-K, Jammu Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Anand Jain said on Wednesday the attack seems to be a ploy to disturb the Amarnath Yatra. "It is our hostile neighbour who always tries to damage the peaceful environment in our country. This (Hiranagar Terror attack) appears to be a fresh infiltration. The one terrorist has been killed, the search for the other is also underway," Jammu ADGP told reporters on early hours of Wednesday. "As Amarnath yatra is approaching, this seems to be a ploy to disturb the yatra. One civilian is injured and there is no hostage situation," the official added. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/elon-musk-hits-out-at-apples-partnership-with-openai-threatens-to-ban-apple-devices/articleshow/110902477.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/elon-musk-hits-out-at-apples-partnership-with-openai-threatens-to-ban-apple-devices/articleshow/110902477.cms" target="_blank">Elon Musk hits out at Apple’s partnership with OpenAI, threatens to ban Apple devices</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/ios-18-announced-with-apple-intelligence-improved-privacy-controls-customisable-home-screen-and-more/articleshow/110883233.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/ios-18-announced-with-apple-intelligence-improved-privacy-controls-customisable-home-screen-and-more/articleshow/110883233.cms" target="_blank">iOS 18 announced with Apple Intelligence, improved privacy controls, customisable home screen and more</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/webstories/maruti-suzuki-retakes-the-top-selling-car-spot-top-10-selling-cars-in-india-in-may-2024/slidelist/110863547.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/webstories/maruti-suzuki-retakes-the-top-selling-car-spot-top-10-selling-cars-in-india-in-may-2024/slidelist/110863547.cms" target="_blank">Maruti Suzuki retakes the top-selling car spot – Top 10 selling cars in India in May 2024</a>

Search operation underway after encounter with terrorists in J-K's Doda, several injured

Security has been increased on Wednesday in the <keyword id="132351" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="rajouri" source="Orion">Rajouri</keyword> district of Jammu and <keyword id="6354495" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="kashmir" source="Orion">Kashmir</keyword> amidst an encounter between security forces and terrorists that began on Tuesday, officials said. One terrorist was gunned down while one soldier lost his life in the encounter which broke out in the Narla area a top police official said yesterday. Three security personnel including a Special Police Officer also sustained injuries in the exchange of fire. A six-year-old dog (female labrador) laid down her life shielding her handler during the encounter. "One terrorist neutralised; One <keyword id="15350" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="army" source="Orion">Army</keyword> jawan lost his life, three others including one police SPO injured in the ensuing encounter in Rajouri district," Mukesh Singh, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu said on Tuesday. The Public Relations Officer, <keyword id="6354416" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="indian-army" source="Orion">Indian Army</keyword>, Jammu informed through a statement on Tuesday that Kent, a canine from the 21 Army Dog Unit, was leading a group of soldiers on the trail of fleeing terrorists when it came under heavy fire and succumbed at the scene. Kent was at the forefront of '<keyword id="18759385" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="operation-sujaligala" source="Orion">Operation Sujaligala</keyword>', the statement read. Last week a terrorist was killed in an encounter in a joint operation conducted by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir police last week in the Reasi district. Officials had said that war-like stores including one AK series assault rifle with magazines were recovered during the search following the encounter. The officials said that Indian Army demolished an Improvised explosive device (IED) in the same region on September 3. Barely two weeks ago, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said it arrested two persons for harbouring the terrorists who had killed five innocent civilians in Dhangri village of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district in January this year. On January 1 this year, five persons were killed and others seriously injured in an attack by unidentified terrorists. The case was initially registered at Rajouri Police Station under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 and Arms Act. NIA had taken over and re-registered the case on January 13. (ANI)

Terrorist killed in Rajouri encounter; security dog lays down life shielding handler

Four suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists were killed and two policemen were injured in a gunbattle on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway after a truck carrying a group of freshly infiltrated militants was intercepted by security forces on the outskirts of Jammu city on Thursday, top police officials said. The terrorists had come to execute a "big plan" which has now been foiled, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu, Mukesh Singh, said. In Srinagar, IGP, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said the four terrorists were on their way to the Kashmir valley to disturb the District Development Council (DDC) polls scheduled later this month, as Pakistan has been trying to cause trouble in the political process. Giving details of the encounter, IGP Singh told a press conference in Jammu that during checking a truck was stopped at Ban toll plaza in Nagrota area at 5 am but the driver fled leaving behind the vehicle. CRPF and police personnel moved to search the vehicle and came under fire of the terrorists hiding in the truck.They retaliated resulting in an encounter. Other forces also joined resulting in a fierce gunbattle in which terrorists fired grenades and arms, he said. In the three-hour-long gunbattle, four terrorists were killed and two policemen were injured, he said, adding the policemen were out of danger. A huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosive material was recovered including 11 AK rifles, 3 pistols, 29 grenades and 6 UBGL grenades, he said. As per weapon recovery and past instances, it appears that they belong to JeM, he added. Speaking on the sidelines of a function in Srinagar, IGP Kumar said, "For the last few days, Pakistan has increased attempts to infiltrate militants into this side and to disturb the elections for which the process is on. In this context, Jammu Police and security forces have done a good job by neutralising four Pakistanis (militants). Their (militants') aim was to come to Kashmir to disturb the election process". He said there were apprehensions about militants targeting the elections, but the security forces were fully prepared to deal with the situation. "Whether there is an election or August 15 or January 26 or even a VIP visit, apprehensions are always there, but we are fully prepared... We are providing security to the candidates and they have started going to the field for campaigning from yesterday and there is nothing to fear," he said. Kumar, however, said providing security to each candidate contesting the polls, which begin on November 28, was difficult. "Providing security to each candidate is difficult. We are providing them collective security and they are being put up in secure areas. Whenever any candidate goes out for campaigning, we provide a double escort with him and secure the area for him to campaign," he said when pointed out that the candidates were alleging that they had not been provided security. DDC polls will be held from November 28 to December 22. Results will be declared on December 22. These polls will be the first major political activity in <keyword id="17605" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jammu-and-kashmir">Jammu and Kashmir</keyword> since August 5 last year, when the Centre revoked the special status of the erstwhile state under Article 370 of the Constitution and split it into two Union territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/wipro-ceo-delaportes-new-plan-could-allow-company-to-catch-up-to-to-tcs-infosys-hcl-tech-and-others/articleshow/79299467.cms">Wipro CEO Delaporte’s new plan could give the Indian IT services giant the edge it needs to catch up to its peers, according to analysts</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/spicejet-shares-gain-over-15-after-american-air-regulator-gives-boeings-737-max-clearance/articleshow/79299146.cms">SpiceJet shares gain over 15% after FAA Boeing’s 737 Max clearance — DGCA says will take some time before making a decision</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/zomato-is-being-pulled-apart-in-a-polarised-india-for-pushing-advertising-money-to-backing-a-partisan-news-outfit/articleshow/79296969.cms">Zomato is being pulled apart in a polarised India⁠ for pushing advertising money to back a partisan news outfit</a>

Four suspected Jaish terrorists killed in encounter on their way execute a 'big plan', say J&K police officials

An <keyword id="22000327" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="NIA-team" source="keywords">NIA team</keyword> has reached <keyword id="19900657" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jammu-and-Kashmir" source="keywords">Jammu and Kashmir</keyword>'s Reasi district and is coordinating with local police probing into the terror attack on a <keyword id="20392825" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="passenger-bus" source="keywords">passenger bus</keyword> that left nine people dead and several injured, officials said on Monday. Meanwhile, security forces have also launched a massive cordon and search operation to track down the terrorists responsible for the attack. A <keyword id="19907348" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Investigation-Agency" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="National Investigation Agency" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="National Investigation Agency">National Investigation Agency</keyword> (NIA) team has reached Reasi and is coordinating with the local police probing into the attack, the officials said. Terrorists opened fire at the 53-seater bus, on its way from the Shiv Khori temple to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra, causing it to veer off the road and fall into a deep gorge near the Teryath village of the Poni area on Sunday. The bus was ferrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi. Officials said nine people, including a two-year-old boy from Rajasthan and a 14-year-old from Uttar Pradesh, died in the attack. They added that 41 people aged between three and 50 were injured in the ambush. Of them, 10 suffered gunshot injuries. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Ex-gratia announced" comment="subhead" text="Ex-gratia announced">Ex-gratia announced</cmsannotation> Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has approved an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh each for the next of kin of those killed in the terror attack on a bus in Reasi district, an official spokesman said on Monday. Sinha has also approved Rs 50,000 each for those injured, the spokesman said. Terrorists opened fire at the bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi district on Sunday, killing nine and injuring 41 others. The 53-seater bus, on its way from the Shiv Khori temple to Katra, veered off the road following the barrage of gunfire and fell into a deep gorge near the Teryath village of Poni area. The spokesman said a control room has been created by the district administration to provide all necessary assistance to those affected. Efforts are on to neutralise the perpetrators of the terror attack, the spokesman said. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/tata-altroz-racer-hatchback-launched-in-india-starting-at-9-49-lakh/articleshow/110798203.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/tata-altroz-racer-hatchback-launched-in-india-starting-at-9-49-lakh/articleshow/110798203.cms" target="_blank">Tata Altroz Racer hatchback launched in India starting at ₹9.49 lakh</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/webstories/nvidia-beats-apple-becomes-second-most-valuable-company-top-10-companies-by-market-cap/slidelist/110793951.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/webstories/nvidia-beats-apple-becomes-second-most-valuable-company-top-10-companies-by-market-cap/slidelist/110793951.cms" target="_blank">Nvidia beats Apple, becomes second most valuable company: Top 10 companies by market cap</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/indian-smartwatch-shipments-remain-flat-in-q1-2024-the-year-expected-to-end-in-a-decline/articleshow/110789121.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/indian-smartwatch-shipments-remain-flat-in-q1-2024-the-year-expected-to-end-in-a-decline/articleshow/110789121.cms" target="_blank">Indian smartwatch shipments remain flat in Q1 2024, annual shipments expected to end in a decline</a>

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The anti-drone system deployed in <keyword id="5065" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ahmedabad">Ahmedabad</keyword>, as part of security preparedness during US President <keyword id="6354484" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Donald-Trump">Donald Trump</keyword>'s visit, has successfully cleared trials conducted on Friday. The field tests come ahead of the US President's visit to Ahmedabad on February 24. The anti-drone system, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is capable of neutralising any drones that may intrude into the designated security zone earmarked for the visiting US President. Heavy security has been deployed in Ahmedabad, where President Trump will accompany Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> on a unique 22-km long 'Unity in Diversity' roadshow, culminating in the 'Namaste Trump' event at the gigantic Motera cricket stadium. For the entire Ahmedabad visit of the Trump couple and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the security cover is being provided by the police in coordination with the Special Protection Group (SPG), the National Security Guard (NSG), Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and the Rapid Action Force (RAF). Trump's official visit to India will begin in Ahmedabad at 12.30 p.m. on February 24. Thereafter Modi and Trump will arrive, around 2.20 pm, at the Modera cricket stadium to address an estimated audience of more than 1,00,000 people at the 'Namaste Trump' event. From Ahmedabad, the Trump couple will leave for Agra the same day.

DRDO's anti-drone system has been deployed in Ahmedabad ahead of Trump's visit

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/50530516.cms" />Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Pathankot air base and expressed satisfaction over the tactical response by the security personnel during the <keyword id="3191890" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pathankot-attack">Pathankot attack</keyword>. 
 
However, noting that such attacks do not happen in future, Modi asked defence authorities to ensure that all bases near the border are made into "impregnable fortresses.” 
 
Modi was briefed on how security personnel stopped attempts by the six terrorists to storm the technical area where vital and strategic assets were located. 
 
 
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		Visited Pathankot air base today. Had a detailed briefing from senior leadership of Army, Air Force, NSG &amp; BSF: PM <a href="https://t.co/S6JngIopcY">pic.twitter.com/S6JngIopcY</a>
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		Was briefed in great detail on how our forces neutralised such a serious terrorist attack: PM <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi">@narendramodi</a> after visiting Pathankot
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		Noted with satisfaction the decision-making &amp; its execution, the considerations that went into our tactical response: PM <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi">@narendramodi</a>
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		Also noted coordination among various field units. Lauded bravery &amp; determination of our men &amp; women on the ground. They are our pride: PM
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<script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>National Security Guard commandos were called to handle the situation. 
 
Modi said bases near the border areas should have modern electronic perimeter intrusion protection systems and proper flood-lighting and control centres to live-monitor the boundaries of these bases. 
 
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PM Modi visits Pathankot air base, says defence bases near border should have modern tech

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/48250556.cms" />Top security officials fear more terror strikes as many <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=militancy">militants</a> may have crossed the de-facto border from Pakistan, a day after <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Gurdaspur">terrorists attack Gurdaspur</a>, killing seven people, including four policemen. 
 
The security personnel saw similarities between the Gurdaspur attack and attacks in Jammu area in May. 
 
"The same pattern is being repeated. They infiltrate at night, hijack a vehicle and then attack a police station. Now we have to very careful about chapter two, like in May in Samba and Kathua when they divided into two groups. There was a 24-hours gap before the second group attempted an attack," a top security forces official told Economic Times. 
 
Security has been tightened and all military schools in the area have been shut. 
 
Five explosives were found on railway tracks. 
 
"All the five bombs of the railway track are elaborately wired in an IED kind of an arrangement. They are still to be neutralised and are of a highly complex mechanism. We suspect this has been done by a different group as it is well north of the police station," a top official told ET. 
 
The official further told the financial daily that the pattern of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=terrorists+attack">attacks</a> clearly point to a Pakistan trained module working in the Jammu area. 
 
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Top security officials fear more Gurdaspur like terror attempts

<div class="image-container float_right"><div class="image"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/524013d569bedd0757b8fa81-1200-924/rtx13wca-1.jpg?maxX=480" border="0" alt="RTX13WCA" width="480" />REUTERS/Thomas MukoyaKenyan police officers take positions during the ongoing military operation at the Westgate Shopping Centre in the capital Nairobi, September 23, 2013. Gunfire and explosions sounded on Monday from the Nairobi mall where militants from Somalia's al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group threatened to kill hostages on the third day of a raid in which at least 68 have already died. </div></div>NAIROBI (Reuters) - Gunfire and explosions sounded on Monday from the Nairobi mall where militants from Somalia's al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group threatened to kill hostages on the third day of a raid in which at least 68 have already died.
Reuters journalists near the upmarket Westgate complex heard sporadic shots and also heavy bursts of rifle fire and muffled blasts on at least two occasions after daybreak. Kenyan troops moved around outside the building. A Kenyan Red Cross official, Abbas Guled, said there had been clashes inside the building.
But there was no indication of the fate of people whom the authorities had said on Sunday were being held by 10 to 15 gunmen - and possibly women - inside a large supermarket.
An al Shabaab spokesman warned that the Islamists would kill hostages if Kenyan security forces, who are being assisted by Western and Israeli experts, tried to storm their position:
"Israelis and Kenyan forces have tried to enter Westgate by force but they could not," Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage said in an audio statement posted online. "The mujahideen will kill the hostages if the enemies use force.
Security forces had secured most of the complex by Sunday, freeing many people who had hidden in terror. Though they hoped for a quick solution, rescuing those held will be difficult.
Survivors' tales of Saturday's military-style, lunchtime assault by squads of attackers hurling grenades and spraying automatic fire, has left little doubt the hostage-takers are willing to kill. Previous such raids around the world suggest they may also be ready to die with their captives.
In Somalia, <keyword id="6360004" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Kenya">Kenya</keyword>'s northern neighbour devastated by two decades of civil war, al Shabaab have demanded President Uhuru Kenyatta pull out Kenyan troops, who have pushed the militants on to the defensive over the past two years as part of an African Union-backed peacekeeping mission. Kenyatta refused.
It was unclear how many may be held hostage. Colonel Cyrus Oguna, a Kenyan military spokesman, told Reuters that most of those freed in a search and rescue operation on Sunday had not been held by the gunmen but had found places of refuge. He said "a very small number" were still captive, but gave no detail.
"We will not negotiate with terrorists," he added.
Asked at a news conference on Sunday about whether captives had been wired with explosives, Kenyatta declined comment.
The president, who lost a nephew in Saturday's killing, vowed to hold firm in the "war on terror" in Somalia and said, cautiously, that Kenyan forces could end the siege.
"I assure Kenyans that we have as good a chance to successfully neutralise the terrorists as we can hope for," he said. "We will punish the masterminds swiftly and painfully."
A military spokesman for al Shabaab told Reuters his group had nothing to fear. "Where will Uhuru Kenyatta get the power with which he threatened us?" said Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab.
<h3>SIEGE</h3>
It was unclear who the assailants were. Al Shabaab - the name means "The Lads" in Arabic - has thousands of Somali fighters but has also attracted foreigners to fight Western and African Union efforts to establish a stable government.
A London man, Jermaine Grant, faces trial in Kenya for possession of explosives. Police suspect an al Shabaab plot to attack restaurants and hotels used by Westerners and have been hunting for another Briton, Samantha Lewthwaite, the widow of a suicide bomber who took part in the London 7/7 attacks of 2005.
Some British newspapers speculated on the role the "White Widow" might have played at Westgate. The term "black widow" has been used by Chechen militants in Russia for women taking part in bombings and assaults after the deaths of their husbands.
With the stocks of a major supermarket at their disposal - the Nakumatt store is part of one of Kenya's biggest chains - the gunmen could be in a position to hold on for a long time.
British Prime Minister David Cameron, confirming that at least three Britons were already among the dead, said: "We should prepare ourselves for further bad news."
U.S. President Barack Obama called Kenyatta to offer condolences and support. Israel, whose citizens own stores in the Israeli-built mall and have been targeted by Islamists in Kenya before, said Israeli experts were also helping.
Foreigners, including a French mother and daughter, and two diplomats, from Canada and Ghana, were killed. Ghanaian Kofi Awoonor was a renowned poet. Other victims came from China and the Netherlands. Five Americans were wounded.
Kenya's president, son of post-colonial leader Jomo Kenyatta, is facing his first major security challenge since being elected in March.
The assault was the biggest single attack in Kenya since al Qaeda's East Africa cell bombed the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi in 1998, killing more than 200 people.
Judges at the International Criminal Court adjourned the trial of Kenyan Vice President William Ruto for a week, granting his request to return home to help deal with the crisis.
He and Kenyatta face charges of crimes against humanity for their alleged role in coordinating deadly violence after the contested 2007 elections, when they ran in rival camps. Both deny the charges. They won a vote on the same ticket in March.
<h3>WARFARE</h3>
Al Shabaab's siege underlined its ability to cause major disruptions with relatively limited resources, even after Kenyan and other African troops drove it from Somali cities.
"While the group has grown considerably weaker in terms of being able to wage a conventional war, it is now ever more capable of carrying out asymmetric warfare," said Abdi Aynte, director of Mogadishu's Heritage Institute of Policy Studies.
After emerging on Sunday morning from a hiding place under a vehicle in the basement car park, a woman, giving her name as Cecilia, told Reuters she had seen three of the attackers.
"They were shooting from the exit ramp, shooting everywhere," she said. "I saw people being shot all around me, some with blood pouring from bad wounds. I was just praying, praying 'God, keep me alive' and that my day hadn't come."
Witnesses said the attackers had AK-47 rifles and wore ammunition belts. One militant was shot and arrested early on in the siege, but died shortly afterwards.
For hours after the attack, the dead were strewn around tables of unfinished meals. At one burger restaurant, a man and woman lay in a final embrace, until their bodies were removed.
Kenya sent troops into Somalia in October 2011 to pursue militants whom it accused of kidnapping tourists and attacking its security forces.
Al Shabaab's last big attack outside Somalia was a double bombing in Uganda, targeting people watching the World Cup final on television in Kampala in 2010, killing 77 people.
(Additional reporting by Edmund Blair, James Macharia, Duncan Miriri, Richard Lough Drazen Jorgic, Humphrey Malalo and Kevin Mwanza in Nairobi, Pascal Fletcher in Johannesburg, Feisal Omar and Abdi Sheikh in Mogadishu, Roberta Rampton in Washington, Anthony Deutsch at The Hague and Maayan Lubell in Jerusalem; Writing by Edmund Blair and Alastair Macdonald; Editing by Alison Williams and Giles Elgood)

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Terrorist killed in Rajouri encounter; security dog lays down life shielding handler

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Four suspected Jaish terrorists killed in encounter on their way execute a 'big plan', say J&K police officials

PTI

Reasi terror attack: NIA team reaches J-K, LG announces Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia each for families of victims

PTI

DRDO's anti-drone system has been deployed in Ahmedabad ahead of Trump's visit

IANS

PM Modi visits Pathankot air base, says defence bases near border should have modern tech

BI India Bureau

Top security officials fear more Gurdaspur like terror attempts

BI India Bureau

Gunfire And Explosions At Nairobi Mall As Kenya Hostage Crisis Continues

Duncan Miriri and Richard Lough, Reuters

FULL TEXT: Theresa May's speech to the Republican 'Congress of Tomorrow' conference

Adam Bienkov