Burst of gunfire at Kenya mall day after attack kills 39

A general view shows cars parked at the Westgate shopping mall during a shootout between armed men and the police in Nairobi September 22, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A brief burst of gunfire was heard on Sunday at an upscale shopping mall in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi a day after it was stormed by gunmen, in an attack that has killed at least 39 people, a Reuters witness at the scene said. The gunfire, lasting about 30 seconds, was heard as security forces moved positions, ran in a line and crouched along the front of building, where Somali Islamist militants were still holding out. They are believed to have a number of hostages. (Reporting by Richard Lough; Writing by Edmund Blair; Editing by Louise Ireland)