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Nairobi mall siege

Scores killed and wounded as armed assailants besiege an upscale mall in Kenya’s capital city

September 21, 2013 12:33PM ET
A police officer secures his position beside a clothing store window after Somali gunmen stormed the Westgate Shopping Center in Nairobi and opened fire on Saturday, September 21, 2013.
A police officer secures his position beside a clothing store window after Somali gunmen stormed the Westgate Shopping Center in Nairobi and opened fire on Saturday, September 21, 2013. Siegfried Modola/Reuters
A mother and her children hide from gunmen during the early moments of the attack.
A mother and her children hide from gunmen during the early moments of the attack. Siegfried Modola/Reuters
Injured shoppers call for help.
Injured shoppers call for help. Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
A shopper cries as she is evacuated from the mall.
A shopper cries as she is evacuated from the mall. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
Plain-clothed policemen search the mall for the assailants.
Plain-clothed policemen search the mall for the assailants. Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Armed police search through the shopping center for the gunmen.
Armed police search through the shopping center for the gunmen. Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Civilians escape the mall as police continue to hunt for the attackers.
Civilians escape the mall as police continue to hunt for the attackers. Siegfried Modola/Reuters
Women carrying children run for safety as armed security forces provide cover.
Women carrying children run for safety as armed security forces provide cover. Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Civilians are evacuated from the shopping mall following the attack Saturday.
Civilians are evacuated from the shopping mall following the attack Saturday. Nichole Sobecki/AFP/Getty Images
Security forces push an injured person in a shopping cart.
Security forces push an injured person in a shopping cart. Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
A wounded man sits in shock in the parking lot of the mall.
A wounded man sits in shock in the parking lot of the mall. Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
A woman who had been held hostage is assisted outside the mall.
A woman who had been held hostage is assisted outside the mall. Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images
A soldier from the Kenya Defence Forces arrives at the shopping center Sunday.
A soldier from the Kenya Defence Forces arrives at the shopping center Sunday. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
Kenya Defence Forces soldiers take positions outside the mall on Tuesday.
Kenya Defence Forces soldiers take positions outside the mall on Tuesday. Noor Khamis/Reuters
Smoke rises from the building as the Kenyan forces attempt to retake the mall.
Smoke rises from the building as the Kenyan forces attempt to retake the mall.
A Kenyan soldier gives the thumbs up on Tuesday after clearing the top floor balcony and interior of the mall.
A Kenyan soldier gives the thumbs up on Tuesday after clearing the top floor balcony and interior of the mall. Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images
A woman who had been held hostage is assisted outside the mall.
A woman who had been held hostage is assisted outside the mall. Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images

Gunmen burst into Westgate mall in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, and opened fire Saturday, killing at least 20 people and leaving scores wounded, the Red Cross reported.

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