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Police are hot on the heels of one of the terrorist who carried out an attack at 14 Riverside Drive where DusitD2 is located.

There is heavy security presence at Guango estate in Ruaka. This is where the vehicle said to have been used in the Riverside attack is said to have been spotted several times.

One of the terrorists is believed to have been staying in house No E9 in Guango Estate.

Neighbours are said to have called the police after recognising his car that was used in the attack KCN.

The Anti-Terrorism Police Unit has been camping at the site.

A guard who spoke to the Star on condition of anonymity said the owner of the car was jovial.

“He used to wear T-shirts and greet us,” he said.

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The guard said the owner of the car moved into the estate on March 21 last year.

He had a wife but the guard did not see any child.

There are more than 200 houses in the area that is served by rough road. The rent in the area goes for between Sh30,000. Houses in the area are sold for about Sh9 million.

There are more than 200 houses in the area that is served by rough road.

Security agencies took over the area as neighbours reported hearing a commotion from one of the houses.

Media has not been allowed near the scene.

The terrorist is from Kiambu and converted to Islam, changing his name to Faruk.His friends are known and are being pursued for interrogation.

Two women are said to have been arrested inside the house and explosives already recovered from his house.

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Earlier, President Uhuru Kenyatta said the operation at 14 Riverside Drive is over and 14 lives were lost during the attack.

Addressing the nation on Wednesday, Uhuru said the security operation ended at about 9.30am.

Meanwhile, the identity of another attacker has been unveiled. A waiter who works at the DusitD2 hotel located spoke to various media outlets and recounted how the attackers first came to the hotel.

“I knew one of them because he had a big scar on one of his hands. I saw them. They shot six of my friends, four didn’t die but two succumbed.”

Interior CS Fred Matiang’i had said at 11 pm that all buildings at the scene had been secured and scores of people evacuated.

According to police reports, all attackers at the 14 Riverside drive have been killed. There were five gunmen killed by Recce Squad and the suicide bomber who blew himself up during the Tuesday blast.