Gunmen Attack Nairobi, Kenya Shopping Mall (Photos)
Gunmen opened fire and threw grenades at Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi on Saturday, killing more than a dozen and injuring many more. See photos from the scene.
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A plume of black smoke rises from Kenya’s Westgate Shopping Mall after large explosions and heavy gunfire erupted there Monday.
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Medics take cover behind a large tree as gunfire and explosions are heard from the mall.
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Security forces have been attempting to rescue hostages inside the mall, which was attacked by al Qaeda–linked terrorists.
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Onlookers gather along the road to get a glimpse of the mall after Islamist militants killed close to 70 people and took many more hostage.
Siegfried Modola/Reuters
People flee the mall after gunmen opened fire on unsuspecting shoppers.
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A customer cries as she is evacuated.
Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
Terrified children wait by the body of a man after escaping from the Westgate shopping center.
Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
A police officer holds a gun to provide cover for escaping customers.
Noor Khamis/Reuters
Civilians flee the Westgate mall.
Siegfried Modola/Reuters
A child runs to safety as armed police hunt the gunmen.
Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Construction workers run to safety.
Noor Khamis/Reuters
Armed police continue the search.
Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
People crawl past a man’s body as they try to escape.
Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
An injured woman cries for help after the attack.
Noor Khamis/Reuters
Armed police search through the Westgate shopping center for the gunmen.
Siegfried Modola/Reuters
Victims' bodies are strewn throughout the market after the attack.
Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
A journalist rescues a woman injured in the shootout between the attackers and police.
Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
Police search for the gunmen.
Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
A body lies outside the upscale shopping mall.
Sayyid Azim/AP
An injured man is wheeled into the Aga Khan hospital in Nairobi on Saturday.
Hoss Njuguna/AFP/Getty
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