22 people in what could possibly be a terrorist attack. An eyewitness claimed the gunmen told Muslims to
stand up and leave the mall and that only non-Muslims would be targeted. By the time they finished
shooting indiscriminately, at least 22 were dead and at least 50 people injured.
One survivor said and that the attackers started from the Westage mall ground floor and made their way
to the top. He said they had grenades and AK-47 rifles and he saw at least five of them. Local TV stations
reported that the gunmen took hostages as soldiers and local policemen surrounded the mall. Another
survivor said he was shot at by a man who looked like a Somali.
The Somali militant group al Shabaab had previously threatened to attack hotels, nightclubs and the
Westgate mall, which is one of the biggest malls in the city, popular with the city's expatriate and
foreigners...but there's no official confirmation for now that the group is behind this attack.
Security guards were seen wheeling out bloodstained bodies in shopping trolleys as soldiers continue to
comb the mall looking for the gunmen. Kenyan Red Cross said at least 20 have been killed and more
casualties were still inside the complex. More photos...
Source - Linda Ikeji
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