Retail Latin America: Frightening Pictures Of The Terrorist Attack At An Upscale Kenyan Mall

2013/09/22

Frightening Pictures Of The Terrorist Attack At An Upscale Kenyan Mall

A brazen terrorist attack in an upscale Nairobi shopping mall on Saturday killed at least 59 people, while a standoff between the armed attackers and police continued into Sunday.

The al Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab group, an Islamist militant group based in Somalia, has claimed responsibility for the attack.

"They Kenyan govt is pleading with our Mujahideen inside the mall for negotiations. There will be no negotiations whatsoever," the group posted on to Twitter on Saturday. The account was suspended Sunday morning.

The attack "appeared designed to achieve maximum global impact by targeting a place frequented by Westerners as well as Kenyans," according to Reuters.

Officials have confirmed that three British nationals were killed in the attacks. Two French citizens and two Canadians were killed, the governments said, according to Reuters.

The U.S. State Department said four Americans were believed to be injured in the attack.

Below are photos taken the Westgate shopping center where the attacks took place:

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A child runs to safety as armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi September 21, 2013.

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An armed policeman searches through a shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi, September 21, 2013.

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Women carrying children run for safety as armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree in Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi September 21, 2013.

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Police take cover outside Westgate shopping centre where gunmen went on a shooting spree in Nairobi September 21, 2013.

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Armed police guide a woman carrying a child to safety as they hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi, September 21, 2013.