Monday, September 30, 2013

Terrorist Attack in Westgate ,Nairobi Part 2/2

'All Muslims leave' order... then gang target victims who can't name Prophet's mother: Britons caught in crossfire as masked gunmen slaughter 43 in Kenyan mall and terrorists blog attack live on twitter

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague confirms British citizens are caught up in the terrorist attack in Nairobi
  • The US State Department has also confirmed Americans were at the shopping centre
  • Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed to 'hunt down the perpetrators wherever they run to'
  • Somalian terrorist group al-Shabaab, which has links to Al-Qaeda, has now claimed responsibility for the attack
  • The terrorist organisation released a statement saying it warned Kenya to remove troops from Somalia
  • Hostages are being held by at least five attackers still in building
  • The army and special forces are helping police flush out the gunmen
  • Upmarket mall is a favourite shopping spot for expats and wealthy Kenyans
  • Police opened fire after gunmen launched attack at midday today
  • Security guards wheel out bodies in shopping trolleys from Westlands Shopping Centre
  • Witness says attackers told shoppers non-Muslims were the targets of the masked terrorists
By Ellie Buchdahl, Stuart Woledge, Abul Taher and William Turvill
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British nationals were last night ‘undoubtedly’ caught in the terrorist atrocity in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, which has left at least 43 people dead and 200 injured at a shopping centre, said Foreign Secretary William Hague.
It has now been claimed the terrorist organisation responsible for the horror was Tweeting updates while it carried out its attack on the Westlands Shopping Centre earlier today.
Mr Hague said a British rapid deployment consular team was on its way to Kenya and the Government will chair an emergency Cobra committee meeting.
But he could not confirm if any British nationals were killed or injured. The Foreign Office confirmed that British consular staff were already at the scene and were visiting hospitals where the dead and injured were taken.
Fierce gunfire could be heard coming from inside Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall on Sunday, an AFP correspondent at the scene said, adding that two wounded Kenyan soldiers were evacuated from the complex and taken away by ambulance.


Terror: Armed police guide a woman carrying a child to safety at Westgate Shopping Centre
Terror: Armed police guide a woman carrying a child to safety at Westgate Shopping Centre
Escape: This family, who had been trapped inside the shopping centre, support each other as they escape from the scene
Escape: This family, who had been trapped inside the shopping centre, support each other as they escape from the scene
Updates: It has been claimed that the terrorists were tweeting updates about their attack from the scene
Updates: It has been claimed that the terrorists were tweeting updates about their attack from the scene


Horror: Shoppers hurry down an escalator with their hands in the air as they make their way out of the shopping centre to safety
Horror: Shoppers hurry down an escalator with their hands in the air as they make their way out of the shopping centre to safety
Army: Soldiers were drafted in to help police tackle the gunmen, who are now known to be terrorists from the Somali al-Shabaab organisation, which has links to al-Qaeda
Army: Soldiers were drafted in to help police tackle the gunmen - terrorists from the Somali al-Shabaab organisation, which has links to al-Qaeda
Shootout: Soldiers and armed police fire at the suspected terrorists as they try to wrest back control of the shopping centre
Shootout: Soldiers and armed police fire at the suspected terrorists as they try to wrest back control of the shopping centre

Desperation: A crowd of people hold their arms out to catch a Kenyan woman as she jumps out from the air vent where she had been hiding from the gunmen
Desperation: A crowd of people hold their arms out to catch a Kenyan woman as she jumps out from the air vent where she had been hiding from the gunmen

Emergency: A Red Cross assistant helps a child outside who was among those caught in the shooting
Emergency: A Red Cross assistant helps a child outside who was among those caught in the shooting
Killings: At least 59 people are believed to be dead, although police have not confirmed a death toll
Killings: The fate of the hostages remained unclear this morning despite earlier statements from police saying most of those held had been rescued
Desperation: An injured woman, whose face and clothes are drenched in blood, lies on the ground outside the shopping mall screaming for help
Desperation: An injured woman, whose face and clothes are drenched in blood, lies on the ground outside the shopping mall screaming for help
Escape: Women carrying children run for safety after al Shabaab terrorists stormed Westgate shopping center in Nairobi, Kenya armed with guns and grenades
Escape: Women carrying children run for safety after al Shabaab terrorists stormed Westgate shopping center in Nairobi, Kenya armed with guns and grenades

Spree: Shots are still being heard in the mall as police and terrorists engage in a stand-off
Spree: Shots are still being heard in the mall as police and terrorists engage in a stand-off
Hands up: Hostages of all nationalities head for the exit with their arms raised to show they are not carrying any weapons
Hands up: Hostages of all nationalities head for the exit with their arms raised to show they are not carrying any weapons

France's president said that two French women were killed. Two Canadians were killed, including a diplomat, said the Candadian prime minister. Four American citizens were reported injured but not killed in the attack, the State Department said Saturday.
Around 68 casualties were taken to the Aga Khan hospital in Nairobi, said a worker at the hospital. Bancy Wanjiru added that among them were six white foreigners whom she believed were British nationals.
The terrorists stormed the Westgate Mall and sprayed shoppers with bullets. Witnesses said the attackers told all Muslims to leave as they were only after non-Muslims.
Those shoppers who tried to leave were asked by the  terrorists to name the Prophet Mohammed’s mother. If they failed to give her correct name of Amina they were shot dead, said one eye witness.
After Muslim shoppers had left the mall, the terrorists reportedly threw grenades and fired AK-47s.
Last night, the Somali terrorist group Al Shabab, which is linked to Al Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attacks, and said the atrocity was revenge for the presence of Kenyan troops in Somalia.
According to the website Slate, the terrorists had been Tweeting progress while it carried out its attack.
Al Shabab said on Twitter: ‘The message we are sending to the Kenyan govt & Public is and has always been just one: remove all your forces from our country.’
The shootings came as British-born Jermaine Grant was due to go on trial in Mombasa. He is accused of plotting a bombing campaign against tourist hotels in Kenya with several accomplices, one of whom is Briton Samantha Lewthwaite, widow of the 7/7 bomber Germaine Lindsay.
The terrorists were yesterday holed up in the shopping complex with as many as 30 hostages, many of whom are thought to be Westerners.

A number of the gunmen’s victims are thought to be  children. As the atrocity unfolded, at least two dozen people were wheeled out of the complex on stretchers and in shopping trolleys.
Desperate shoppers could be seen running away as security forces surrounded the building and made an arrest.
Charles Karani, 41, an IT engineer, said: ‘I hid under a car with my daughters, and I saw the men line up maybe 40 people and ask them who was Muslim, and if they were to prove it by saying the name of the Prophet’s mother. Those who got it wrong were shot.
‘There was blood everywhere. Two ladies under the car with me had gunshot wounds on their legs. 
‘Another Indian gentlemen was hit in the face by a bullet but he seemed not to be gravely hurt. Other people for sure are dead. I saw four people lying, not moving.
'A grenade was thrown and it rolled near us, my daughter said, “Papa, there’s a  grenade” – but thank God it didn’t go off and I kicked it away.’ 
The gunmen wore white bandanas, Mr Karani said, and appeared to work in teams, each taking control of a different floor of the five-storey building.
He also said officials had confirmed to him that the attacker they arrested was a Kenyan Muslim convert.

ScrambleScramble: People crawl on their stomachs to safety as security forces keep a lookout at the Nairobi mall on Saturday : People rush for safety away from gunfire between police and armed attackers
Scramble: People crawl on their stomachs to safety as security forces keep a lookout at the Nairobi mall on Saturday

Fleeing: A child runs to safety across the shopping mall
Fleeing: A child runs to safety across the shopping mall
Wounded: A Kenyan policeman sits clutching his stomach alongside his rifle while a colleague exchanges fire with the terrorists
Wounded: A Kenyan policeman sits clutching his stomach alongside his rifle while a colleague exchanges fire with the terrorists


Scared: Clearly distressed, this family join hands as they make their way out of the building. Bullet wounds can be seen in the glass behind them
Scared: Clearly distressed, this family join hands as they make their way out of the building. Bullet wounds can be seen in the glass behind them

Cat and mouse: A security officer points out the location of where some of the terrorists may be hiding to his colleagues, all three of whom have their pistols at the ready
Cat and mouse: A security officer points out the location of where some of the terrorists may be hiding to his colleagues, all three of whom have their pistols at the ready

Protection: A mother and her children lie on the floor as they attempt to hide while the gunmen armed with automatic weapons go on the rampage
Protection: A mother and her children lie on the floor as they attempt to hide while the gunmen armed with automatic weapons go on the rampage

Terrified: A young in tears is led away form the terror by a police officer
Terrified: A young girl in tears is led away form the terror by a police officer
Last night Prime Minister David Cameron spoke to Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta to pass on his condolences and pledge that Britain was ready to provide assistance.
Mr Kenyatta said in a televised address that security forces were in the process of 'neutralising the attackers and securing the mall' but he said it was a 'delicate' operation.
He urged Kenyans to 'remain calm and vigilant' and asked them to donate blood to help treat the injured.
And he vowed: "We shall hunt down the perpetrators wherever they run to. We shall get to them and we shall punish them for this heinous crime."
Mr Hague would not confirm whether any casualties or hostages were British. However, Sir Simon Fraser, head of the diplomatic service, indicated that Britons were involved. He tweeted last night: ‘The Foreign Office and British High Commission working hard on Nairobi shooting and hostage crisis to help all involved esp Brits.’
The Westgate Mall is in the upmarket Westlands suburb of Nairobi and is popular with Westerners. Al Shabab had previously warned it would target the mall. 
Another eyewitness who gave his name as Jay, said: ‘They were not speaking Swahili. They spoke something that seemed like Arabic or Somali, but I’m not sure as I don’t speak those languages.
‘I saw people being executed after being asked to say something.’ He claimed that he had seen 11 bodies inside the mall.
Ombati Cyrus, a local Kenyan journalist who was among the first at the scene, said that he  saw around 30 bodies being dragged out of the shopping centre in trolleys and stretchers.
He added: ‘The majority of bodies I saw were white. I heard that the terrorists targeted whites deliberately. The terrorists were Arabs or Somalis.’
Safety: Shoppers and shop assistants raise their hands as they are escorted out by armed police
Safety: Shoppers and shop assistants raise their hands as they are escorted out by armed police
Children: A soldier carries one of the survivors to safety as armed police hunt for the gunmen
Children: A soldier carries one of the survivors to safety as armed police hunt for the gunmen

Hunt: Armed police search customers taking cover inside a bathroom at the shopping centre
Hunt: Armed police search customers taking cover inside a bathroom at the shopping centre

Gunfight: Police are still trying to escort people away from the site where fighting continues
Gunfight: Police are still trying to escort people away from the site where fighting continues

Hostages: Police say armed men are still in the building and are holding prisoners
Hostages: Police say armed men are still in the building and are holding prisoners


Release: Hostages move out in a line after being rescued from the mall
Release: Hostages move out in a line after being rescued from the mall

Deadly: Armed police search Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi for the last remaining gunmen
Deadly: Armed police search Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi for the last remaining gunmen
Search: Police scour the centre with guns to try and locate the terrorists still holding hostages
Search: Police scour the centre with guns to try and locate the terrorists still holding hostages
Shattered glass: A police officer tries to secure an area inside the Westgate Shopping Centre where gunmen went on a shooting spree in Nairobi
Shattered glass: A police officer tries to secure an area inside the Westgate Shopping Centre where gunmen went on a shooting spree in Nairobi

Special forces: The army and elite squads have now been drafted in to help police flush out the gunmen
Special forces: The army and elite squads have been drafted in to help police flush out the gunmen
Shootout: A police officer takes up position at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi
Shootout: A police officer takes up position at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi

Rescue: A policeman carries a baby to safety on the barrel of his gun while a woman ducks for safety behind him
Rescue: A policeman carries a baby to safety on the barrel of his gun while a woman ducks for safety behind him


Stand-off: Soldiers are still searching in and around the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi after armed men attempted to rob a shop
Stand-off: Soldiers are still searching in and around the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi after the supposed terrorist attack

Police helicopters circled overhead as armed police shouted ‘get out, get out!’ and scores of shoppers fled the building.
Smoke poured out of one entrance and witnesses said they heard grenade blasts.
It is believed that the UN – which has one of the biggest operations in Africa in Nairobi – warned last month that the threat of an ‘attempted large-scale [terror] attack’ in the country was ‘elevated’. 
Witness Patick Kuria said: ‘We started by hearing gunshots downstairs and outside. Later we heard them come inside. We took cover. Then we saw two gunmen wearing black turbans. I saw them shoot.’
Hannah Chisholm, a Briton  visiting Nairobi, said she and 60 others barricaded themselves into a large storeroom. She told the BBC: ‘We kept running to different places but the shots were getting louder so we barricaded ourselves into a large storeroom. There were children hiding with us, as well as someone who had been shot.’
Mr Hague said in a televised speech last night: ‘Our thoughts are with the people of Kenya and with innocent people who may be caught up in this. 
‘This is clearly a complex attack, clearly a terrorist attack and a particularly callous, cowardly and brutal attack targeting innocent people of all ages and so many different backgrounds. 
‘There are undoubtedly British nationals caught up in this and so we should be ready for that and be aware of that.
‘Again, we don’t have any sufficiently precise details at the moment.
‘It is a fast-moving situation and it is still going on at the time we are speaking.’  
Wounded: A security officer helps an injured woman away from the building
Wounded: A security officer helps an injured woman away from the building

Relief: A woman who had been held hostage makes it out alive from the mall
Relief: A woman who had been held hostage makes it out alive from the mall, where seven are still being held

Injured: A security officer talks to his colleagues shortly after being helped from the scene having been wounded
Injured: A security officer talks to his colleagues shortly after being helped from the scene having been wounded

Critical: A victim is wheeled into the Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi for emergency treatment
Critical: A victim is wheeled into the Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi for emergency treatment
Rescue: A woman is shipped to an ambulance in a shopping trolley by centre staff
Rescue: A woman is shipped to an ambulance in a shopping trolley by centre staff

Devastating: Injured people receive assistance from bypassers at the scene of the shooting
Devastating: Injured people receive assistance from bypassers at the scene of the shooting

Family mall: Customers who had planned a Saturday of shopping were forced to run following a shootout between unidentified armed men and the police
Family mall: Customers who had planned a Saturday of shopping were forced to run following a shootout between unidentified armed men and the police


According to the Sunday Telegraph, a pregnant woman was among several Britons caught up in the attack.
Terrorist gunmen remain at the scene and police officers supported by the army are still fighting to bring the situation to an end.
Sky News has reported that the US State Department has confirmed US citizens are among the casualties, and French news agency AFP has said two French citizens were among the dead.
A young boy is believed to have been among those killed.
At a news conference, Internal Security Principal Secretary Mutea Iringo said 'terrorists and threats have been present in Kenya for quite some time now'.
The army, including special forces, have now been drafted in to help police flush out the gunmen.
There were unconfirmed reports of two large explosions, with several smaller explosions. Two people were reportedly injured on the road.
'We have officers at the scene trying to get out the group shooting inside. They have not been located,' a senior police official said.
'Officers are approaching the situation with caution because there are innocent civilians inside,' he said. 
Armed police arrived on the scene nearly half an hour later and could be heard shouting 'get out, get out' as scores of shoppers fled the building.
Smoke billowed out of the entrance, which was believed to have been caused by the grenade attack.
Dutch embassy employee Rob Vandijk said he had been eating at a restaurant in the shopping mall when gunmen threw hand grenades inside the building.
People began to scream and drop to the ground, he said, as machine gun fire rang out across the busy mall.
Officials have not given the exact death toll as police and gunmen are continuing to exchange fire, but reporters said they had seen at least 15 bodies.
Police say that attackers are holding seven hostages in the building, and other people remain hidden inside.
'I saw three of the attackers dressed in black and with covered faces and they were carrying heavy rifles,' said another witness.
Escape: An injured man who managed to flee the attackers is treated by paramedics outside the shopping centre
Escape: An injured man who managed to flee the attackers is treated by paramedics outside the shopping centre


Terrorist: Somali Islamist attacks are not uncommon in Kenya, although police have not confirmed the identity of the attackers
Terrorist: Somali Islamist attacks are not uncommon in Kenya, although police have not confirmed the identity of the attackers
Kenyan soldiers were also deployed to take part in the operation to bring the shopping complex back under control.
Police helicopters circled over the building as sporadic gunfire could be heard more than two hours after the attack was launched.
Police cordoned off the roads surrounding the mall in central Nairobi's Westlands neighborhood.
Manish Turohit, 18, who escaped after hiding in the parking garage for two hours, says he saw gunmen with AK-47s and vests with hand grenades on them inside the centre.
Police initially believed the attack was an attempt by about ten armed men to rob a shop.
But Elijah Kamau, a witness, told AP that the gunmen had announced that they were targeting non-Muslims as they began their attack at the centre.
Some of those who escaped were 'challenged to recite a Muslim prayer and were then let out', according to Allan Sayers, who contacted MailOnline and said he was in the Westgate mall five minutes before the attack.
Mr Sayers said people were still in text and phone contact with some of the hostages.
'There are still many hostages still inside and reports of many more dead,' he said.
Nairobi police chief Benson Kibue said it was a terrorist attack and the Kenya Ministry of Interior has said the shooting may have been an 'attack by terrorists'.
'They don't seem like thugs, this is not a robbery incident,' said Yukeh Mannasseh who was on the top floor when the shooting started.
'It seems like an attack. The guards who saw them said they were shooting indiscriminately.'
Somali's rebel group al-Shabab vowed in late 2011 to carry out a large-scale attack in Nairobi in retaliation for Kenya's sending of troops into Somalia to fight the Islamic insurgents.
The Somali militant group al-Shabaab had earlier threatened to strike the mall, as it is a popular destination for the city’s expatriate community.
One victim said that he had been shot by a man who appeared to be Somali, while others noted the gunmen were speaking in a foreign language.
'The gunmen tried to fire at my head but missed. There are definitely many casualties,' Sudjar Singh, who works at the shopping centre, told AFP.
'I saw three of the attackers dressed in black and with covered faces and they were carrying heavy rifles,' said another witness.


Errol Fernandes, a Kenyan businessman said: 'There were two guys – they came in from the car park on the roof. One had dreadlocks, he had an AK47 and was firing randomly.
'I just ran into the café kitchen and then we all hid in the refrigerator, until we were told to run out of the fire escape.
'I'm sure there must be many dead and injured.'
'The gunmen tried to fire at my head but missed. There are definitely many casualties,' Sudjar Singh, who works at the shopping centre, told AFP.
Horror: Customers are evacuated from the shopping centre covered in blood
Horror: Customers are evacuated from the shopping centre covered in blood

Victim: Rescuers attempt to evacuate a man injured in a shootout
Victim: Rescuers attempt to evacuate a man injured in the shooting

Help: A man carries a boy away from the scene of the carnage earlier today
Help: A man carries a boy away from the scene of the carnage earlier today

Shock: Witnesses said a half dozen grenades went off along with volleys of gunfire that started at midday
Shock: Witnesses said a half dozen grenades went off along with volleys of gunfire that started at midday

'I saw three of the attackers dressed in black and with covered faces and they were carrying heavy rifles,' said another witness.
Kenyan soldiers were also deployed to take part in the operation to bring the shopping complex back under control.



Police helicopters circled over the building as sporadic gunfire could be heard more than two hours after the attack was launched.
Police cordoned off the roads surrounding the mall in central Nairobi's Westlands neighborhood.
Kenya’s interior minister said the mall shooting may be “an attack by terrorists.”
Asked if foreign security services were involved in the operation to flush out the attackers, he said, 'At this stage it has not become necessary yet.'


The picture above prompted a woman to contact MailOnline, saying the woman with the two children is her sister-in-law.
'These aren't all nameless individuals, these are real people and don't me and my family know it today,' she said.
'What the picture doesn't show is the gun shot wound she has just come out of surgery for.
'Brave woman who I am so proud to call my family.'
An AFPTV reporter said police and security guards were trying to secure a multi-screen cinema complex inside the mall where many had taken shelter.
The reporter said she saw at least 20 people rescued from a toy shop on one of the upper floors of the building.
A shop manager who managed to escape said it had appeared 'the shooters had taken control of all the mall'.
Attacks by Somali Islamists in Kenya often involve gunmen armed with automatic weapons and grenades, with targets including bars, nightclubs and restaurants in various parts of the country.

There was a suspected al-Shabaab attack which left five dead and three injured at a restaurant in the eastern city of Garissa in January, and in August last year one person was killed and six more were left injured in the Eastleigh area of Nairobi on the eve of a visit by Hillary Clinton, then the United States secretary of state.
Last month 18 of the 19 US embassies and consulates across the Middle East and Africa were closed after a message between al Qaida officials about plans for a major terror attack was intercepted.
The Foreign Office says it is 'urgently looking into' the incident and has echoed Kenyan police with warnings to Britons to avoid the area.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said: 'We are in close contact with the Kenyan authorities on the ground in Kenya and at ministerial level in the United Kingdom.
'The prime consideration at present is the welfare of members of the public caught up in this incident.'
Concerned British nationals are advised to monitor FCO travel advice and to contact 020 7008 0000.

Ominous: A picture purportedly showing gunmen brandishing AK47s entering the mall
Ominous: A picture purportedly showing gunmen brandishing AK47s entering the mall

People run for cover after hearing gunshots near the Westgate shopping mall, as the three-day siege drew to an end
People run for cover after hearing gunshots near the Westgate shopping mall, as the three-day siege drew to an end
Smoke rises from the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi following a string of explosions during the third day of a stand-off between Kenyan security forces and gunmen inside the building
Smoke rises from the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi following a string of explosions during the third day of a stand-off between Kenyan security forces and gunmen inside the building

Volunteers run for cover after hearing a volley of gunshots at the scene of the siege
Volunteers run for cover after hearing a volley of gunshots at the scene of the siege

Military forces take position inside a shopping mall following the attack by masked gunmen in Nairobi
Military forces take position inside a shopping mall following the attack by masked gunmen in Nairobi
People help a wounded man outside the Westgate shopping mall, as 69 people were slaughtered by the terrorists
People help a wounded man outside the Westgate shopping mall, as 69 people were slaughtered by the terrorists
Survivors said men, women and children were lined up and then gunned down with AK-47s after failing to name the Prophet Mohammed¿s mother
Survivors said men, women and children were lined up and then gunned down with AK-47s after failing to name the Prophet Mohammed¿s mother
Shock: A soldier directs people up stairs inside the Westgate shopping mall after a shootout in Nairobi, Kenya. Gunmen had fired automatic weapons and grenades
Shock: A soldier directs people up stairs inside the Westgate shopping mall. Some fled and sought refuge in shops, bank vaults and store rooms as grenades exploded and bullets fired around them
Backup: More soldiers from the Kenya Defence Force arrived to strengthen the already large numbers of troops available to deal with the siege at the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya
Backup: Soldiers from the Kenya Defence Force arrived to strengthen the large numbers of troops at the siege at the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya
Tense: Kenyan paramilitary officers walk towards a small shopping arcade adjacent to the Westgate shopping mall where the hostage situation continues
Tense: Kenyan paramilitary officers walk towards a small shopping arcade adjacent to the Westgate shopping mall where the fate of the hostages remained unclear on Monday morning

Lock-down: Kenya security personnel walk to their positions outside the shopping mall
Lock-down: Kenya security personnel walk to their positions outside the shopping mall as the siege continued yesterday

Danger: A Kenyan police officer takes cover to prepare for the incoming fire at the Oshwal Centre adjacent to the Westgate shopping mall
Danger: A Kenyan police officer takes cover to prepare for the incoming fire at the Oshwal Centre adjacent to the Westgate shopping mall

Injured people cry for help after gunmen went on a shooting spree in the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi
A woman holds a baby sitting with other injured people who are crying for help after gunmen went on a shooting spree in the Westgate shopping centre
Distressing: A woman holds a baby sitting with other injured people who are crying for help after gunmen went on a shooting spree in the Westgate shopping centre
Response: Soldiers take positions outside the shopping centre in Nairobi. Dozens of people have been killed after masked gunmen stormed the mall and held shoppers
Response: Soldiers take positions outside the shopping centre in Nairobi. At least 68 people have been killed after masked gunmen stormed the mall and held shoppers
Soldiers from the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) arrive at the Westgate Shopping Centre in the capital Nairobi
Hunting down the terrorists: Soldiers from the Kenya Defence Forces arrive at the Westgate Shopping Centre in the capital Nairobi
Help: Relatives and friends of victims line up to donate blood in Nairobi, following the overwhelming numbers of casualties from the Westgate mall shooting
Help: Relatives and friends of victims line up to donate blood in Nairobi, following the overwhelming numbers of casualties from the Westgate mall shooting
Ordeal: People come out from hiding under a car next to bodies in a car park as police search for the armed radicals
Ordeal: People come out from hiding under a car next to bodies in a car park as police search for the armed radicals
Led to safety: An image grab taken from AFP TV shows civilians being evacuated from the mall
Led to safety: An image grab taken from AFP TV shows civilians being evacuated from the mall

Siege: People look at the Westgate shopping mall in the distance where hostages are being held for the second day
Siege: People look at the Westgate shopping mall in the distance where hostages were held for three days

Hands up: Hostages of all nationalities head for the exit with their arms raised to show they are not carrying any weapons

Hands up: Hostages of all nationalities head for the exit with their arms raised to show they are not carrying any weapons
Location: The attack took place in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya
Location: The attack took place in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya

Tragic: Annemarie Desloges, a Canadian diplomat seen here with her husband Robert Munk, was killed in the atrocity
Tragic: Annemarie Desloges, a Canadian diplomat seen here with her husband Robert Munk, was killed in the atrocity

Members of the Indian community pay their respects at the cremation ceremony of Nehal Vekaria, a 16-year-old female student who was killed during the shooting spree
Members of the Indian community pay their respects at the cremation ceremony of Nehal Vekaria, a 16-year-old female student who was killed during the shooting spree
Helping the injured: Bags of blood are seen on a table after Kenyans come in large numbers to donate blood for the victims of the attack
Helping the injured: Bags of blood are seen on a table after Kenyans come in large numbers to donate blood for the victims of the attack
Helping out: British High Commissioner to Kenya, Christian Turner (left) lies on a bed after donating blood, following the overwhelming numbers of casualties from the shooting
Helping out: British High Commissioner to Kenya, Christian Turner (left) lies on a bed after donating blood, following the overwhelming numbers of casualties from the shooting



Taking no chances: A Kenya Defence Forces armoured military vehicle drives to the Westgate shopping centre after an exchange of gunfire inside the mall in on Tuesday
Taking no chances: A Kenya Defence Forces armoured military vehicle drives to the Westgate shopping centre after an exchange of gunfire inside the mall on Tuesday
Security perimeter: Kenyan army soldiers patrol near the Westgate Mall in Nairobi on Tuesday
Security perimeter: Kenyan army soldiers patrol near the Westgate Mall in Nairobi on Tuesday
'White Widow': Weight has been added to the theory that Briton Samantha Lewthwaite, the fugitive widow of 7/7 bomber Jermaine Lindsay, was behind the attack
'White Widow': Weight has been added to the theory that Briton Samantha Lewthwaite, the fugitive widow of 7/7 bomber Jermaine Lindsay, was behind the attack
Fourth Day: The siege of the Westgate mall in Nairobi has entered its fourth day in the Kenyan capital as this policeman stands guard on Tuesday morning
Fourth Day: The siege of the Westgate mall in Nairobi has entered its fourth day in the Kenyan capital as this policeman stands guard on Tuesday morning
Tense: A police officer walks towards the edge of a security perimeter put into place a distance from the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi, in the early hours of Tuesday morning
Tense: A police officer walks towards the edge of a security perimeter put into place a distance from the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi, in the early hours of Tuesday morning

Armed Confrontation: Kenyan Defense Forces leave the near vicinity of the Westgate Mall in Nairobi Kenya on the evening of Monday Sept. 23 2013
Armed Confrontation: Kenyan Defense Forces leave the near vicinity of the Westgate Mall in Nairobi Kenya on the evening of Monday Sept. 23 2013
Confirmation of American Terrorists: Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed revealed that up to three Americans were involved in the attack on the Westgate mall in Nairobi which has left over 60 people dead and over 170 injured
Confirmation of American Terrorists: Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed revealed that up to three Americans were involved in the attack on the Westgate mall in Nairobi which has left over 60 people dead and over 170 injured

Terror in the City: A helicopter and birds fly above as a plume of black smoke billows rising over the Westgate Mall, following large explosions and heavy gunfire, in Nairobi, Kenya on Monday
Terror in the City: A helicopter and birds fly above as a plume of black smoke billows rising over the Westgate Mall, following large explosions and heavy gunfire, in Nairobi, Kenya on Monday

A Kenyan Army helicopter flies through the plume of black smoke over the Westgate Mall, in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013
A Kenyan Army helicopter flies through the plume of black smoke over the Westgate Mall, in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013

Cover: Paramedics run beside parked ambulances outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi after heavy shooting started for the third time since the morning Monday, Sept. 23, 2013
Cover: Paramedics run beside parked ambulances outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi after heavy shooting started for the third time since the morning Monday, Sept. 23, 2013

Blasts: Kenyan security forces walk back from the Westgate Mall as black smoke billows above, following large explosions and heavy gunfire, in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013
Blasts: Kenyan security forces walk back from the Westgate Mall as black smoke billows above, following large explosions and heavy gunfire, in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013


Westgate
Devastation: In the first pictures taken inside Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi since the siege which left dozens of people dead, the scale of the devastation can be seen

Shattered ruins: The car park of the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi collapsed in on itself in the final stages of the siege which ended on Tuesday
Shattered ruins: The car park of the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi collapsed in on itself in the final stages of the siege which ended on Tuesday
Carnage: Cars were crushed beneath the concrete and there are fears that forensics teams will find more victims as they sift through the rubble
Carnage: Cars were crushed beneath the concrete and there are fears that forensics teams will find more victims as they sift through the rubble
Terrible toll: The Kenya government said that three storeys of the centre had collapsed. Officials claimed that this was due to rockets being fired into the site to subdue Al Shabaab terrorists
Terrible toll: The Kenya government said that three storeys of the centre had collapsed. Officials claimed that this was due to rockets being fired into the site to subdue Al Shabaab terrorists

Attack: The terror cell entered the site from the car park. There have also been claims that some fighters may have come in through a basement
Attack: The terror cell entered the site from the car park. There have also been claims that some fighters may have come in through a basement
Shock: Many of the first victims were shot dead in their cars. They were caught unawareness and had no time to take cover
Shock: Many of the first victims were shot dead in their cars. They were caught unawareness and had no time to take cover
The collapse happened on Monday when government troops launched a massive assault on the mall where up to 150 people are thought to have been killed
The collapse happened on Monday when government troops launched a massive assault on the mall where up to 150 people are thought to have been killed
Still smouldering: Smoke rises over the mall on Thursday morning as a forensic examination begins inside
Still smouldering: Smoke rises over the mall on Thursday morning as a forensic examination begins inside
Assessing the damage: Kenyan government officials accompanied by armed security officers tour an outside upper level near a collapsed floor of the Westgate mall
Assessing the damage: Kenyan government officials accompanied by armed security officers tour an outside upper level near a collapsed floor of the Westgate mall
Surveying the scene: A Maasai man looks out over the smouldering mall from an overlooking building
Surveying the scene: A Maasai man looks out over the smouldering mall from an overlooking building

Some Muslims were among the victims.
The body of 38-year-old Mitul Shah lies in the main hall of the Oshwal Community Centre in Westlands nearby to the Westgate Shopping Centre where hundreds of mourners and well-wishers come to pay their last respects
The body of 38-year-old Mitul Shah lies in the main hall of the Oshwal Community Centre in Westlands nearby to the Westgate Shopping Centre where hundreds of mourners and well-wishers come to pay their last respects to the Director of BIDCO, an large East African domestic products company

He was one of many killed during the 4 day attack by Al-Shabaab militants. Hundreds of well-wishers come to pay their last respects sprinkling rose petals over his body
He was one of many killed during the 4 day attack by Al-Shabaab militants. Hundreds of well-wishers come to pay their last respects sprinkling rose petals over his body

It comes as families of those killed begin to bury their dead, as investigators sift through rubble searching for more victims of the four day siege
It comes as families of those killed begin to bury their dead, as investigators sift through rubble searching for more victims of the four day siege

Ongoing operation: Kenyan soldiers gather at the entrance to the mall. Ten Britons are thought to have died in the massacre as it emerged the death toll could double to more than 130
Ongoing operation: Kenyan soldiers gather at the entrance to the mall. Ten Britons are thought to have died in the massacre as it emerged the death toll could double to more than 130
Probe: The FBI has begun fingerprint, DNA and forensic analysis to help identify victims and the gunmen
Probe: The FBI has begun fingerprint, DNA and forensic analysis to help identify victims and the gunmen
Gathering evidence: Foreign forensic experts, flanked by Kenyan military personnel, check the perimeter walls around Westgate shopping centre
Gathering evidence: Foreign forensic experts, flanked by Kenyan military personnel, check the perimeter walls around Westgate shopping centre
Grim task: A morgue worker waits outside in the grounds of the mortuary in Nairobi
Grim task: A morgue worker waits outside in the grounds of the mortuary in Nairobi
Dormans coffee shop on the ground floor of the mall: Abandoned trolleys, dropped shopping bags and coffee cups left on the tables show the chaos as people fled for their lives before the gunfire
Dormans coffee shop on the ground floor of the mall: Abandoned trolleys, dropped shopping bags and coffee cups left on the tables show the chaos as people fled for their lives before the gunfire
Attack: Bags, beers and personal belongings were also left behind in the Artcaffee. As the gunmen walked through the mall, shooting anyone in sight, shoppers ran, hid or died
Attack: Bags, beers and personal belongings were left behind in the Artcaffe. As the gunmen walked through the mall, shooting anyone in sight, shoppers ran, hid or died



Empty: The Artcaffe restaurant and coffee shop is situated on the ground floor of Westgate. Little damage can be seen here compared to the devastation in other areas of the mall
Empty: The Artcaffe restaurant and coffee shop is situated on the ground floor of Westgate. Little damage can be seen here compared to the devastation in other areas of the mall

Chaos: The FoneXpress computer store is littered with debris including shattered glass and smashed cabinets which are all empty
Chaos: The FoneXpress computer store is littered with debris including shattered glass and smashed cabinets which are all empty
Westgate
Forensics: Investigators work in the mall passageways scouring the building for clues which may lead to other terrorists involved in the attack
Destruction: This picture shows the mall car park which collapsed as a result of the attack
Destruction: This picture shows the mall car park which collapsed as a result of the attack

Explosion: Burnt-out vehicles have been abandoned outside Westgate as the work of clearing up the mall continues
Explosion: Burnt-out vehicles have been abandoned outside Westgate as the work of clearing up the mall continues


Entrance: The scene outside the mall's main gate remains chaotics nine days after the initial outbreak of violence
Entrance: The scene outside the mall's main gate remains chaotics nine days after the initial outbreak of violence

Investigation: Forensic police inspect a saloon car parked near the main entrance of the mall
Investigation: Forensic police inspect a saloon car parked near the main entrance of the mall

To Be Continued



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