Hundreds of people escaped the spot after gunmen attacked the DusitD2 hotel and business complex on Tuesday.

Somalia-based Islamist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack.

The 19-hour-long operation came to an end on Wednesday.

President Uhuru Kenyatta said the siege ended with five jihadist attackers "eliminated", reported BBC.

DusitD2 hotel is a five-star hotel. It has 101 rooms.

Kenya has witnessed several terrorist attacks in recent times.

Who are al -Shabaab?

Al-Shabaab is a jihadist fundamentalist group based in East Africa.

In 2012, it pledged allegiance to the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda. They are opposed to the Somali government. However, they have carried out attacks throughout East Africa.

Major Attacks:

In 2013, al-Shabab gunmen attacked the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi and targeted shoppers and at the end of the 80-hour-long siege 67 people lost their lives.

In 2015, gunmen stormed the Garissa University College in Garissa, Kenya, killing 148 people. The militant group and Al-Qaeda offshoot, Al-Shabaab, which the gunmen claimed to be from, took responsibility for the attack.