Forensic experts go through pieces of a leather jacket believed to belong to one of the Westgate mall attackers yesterday
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Investigators at the scene of the Westgate attack have recovered remains
of four people they suspect to be those of the terrorists.
They have also gathered items of clothing, burnt-out weapons and ammunition believed to belong to the attackers.A
forensic expert who spoke to The Standard on Saturday on condition of
anonymity said body parts belonging to four yet unidentified people were
found this week and that both local and international experts were busy
carrying out investigations to determine their identities.
 Our
sources disclosed that the foreign Interpol investigators who had flown
out of the country before the search of the bodies was concluded are on
their way back to investigate the findings.
âWhen we informed
the Interpol officials their foreign counterparts who had since left the
country have demanded to come back and verify whether what has been
found is the correct position,â added the sources.
Among the
items linked to the find is a black leather jacket presumably worn by
one of the terrorists which the experts have been carrying out several
tests on.
Lethal weapon
At the same time, the military have
piled up pressure on forensic experts following the disappearance of one
of their high-powered assault rifles.
The SCAR rifle, which was
being used by one of the two soldiers who was killed by the terrorists
has not been found, a move that has caused a lot of tension in the area.
âThe military say they have to account for the rifle because they had managed to account for one from the two dead soldiers but cannot for the other and they have been pushing for sifting of the rubble,â added the sources.
According
to a military official familiar with the investigation, the assault
rifle could cause a lot of serious damage if it is in the wrong hands.