Security forces surround the Dusit hotel compound, where gunmen are holding out, in Nairobi, Kenya January 15, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya’s interior minister said late on Tuesday that security forces had secured all the buildings affected by a militant attack in the capital Nairobi.

“The security teams have evacuated scores of Kenyans and other nationalities from the buildings,” the minister, Fred Matiang’i, said in a brief televised statement.

“We are now in the final stages of mopping up the area and securing evidence and documenting the consequences of this unfortunate event.”