Saturday, September 21, 2013

Scores Killed And Wounded In Terror Attack At An Upscale Nairobi Shopping Mall



‘All Muslims Leave… We Only Want To Kill Non-Muslims’: Witness Reveals How Gunmen Who Massacred At Least 22 In Kenyan Shopping Mall Targeted Non-Islamics -- Daily Mail

* Security guards wheel out bodies in shopping trolleys from Westlands Shopping Centre
* Hostages are being held by at least five attackers still in building
* Upmarket mall is a favourite shopping spot for expats and wealthy Kenyans
* Police opened fire after gunmen launched attack at midday today
* Armed gang believed to have been terrorists, police say
* Kenya Red Cross says at least 22 dead though police not given exact toll
* Witness says attackers told shoppers non-Muslims were the targets
* Somali militant group al-Shabaab threatened to attack mall but no one yet claimed responsibility

At least 22 people are reported to be dead and more than 50 injured as a gun fight continues between police and armed men at a shopping centre in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

One witness claimed gunmen told Muslims to stand up and leave and that only non-Muslims would be targeted when they opened fire at the upmarket mall of the Westlands district around midday today.

At least two dozen people, wounded and dead, were wheeled out on stretchers and in shopping trolleys by security guards, while others were seen walking out of the building, clutching bloodied clothing around their injuries.

Locals and tourists who were out shopping on the sunny Saturday in Kenya ran screaming from the building and cars were left abandoned as attackers threw grenades and fired AK47s.

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More News On Scores Killed And Wounded In A Terror Attack At A Nairobi Shopping Mall

Kenya Red Cross: 22 dead in upscale mall attack -- AP
Kenyan police in stand-off with gunmen at Nairobi mall -- AFP
At Least 20 Killed When Gunmen Ambush Nairobi Shopping Mall, Red Cross Says -- CNN
Shootout inside Nairobi's Westgate centre 'kills 20' -- BBC
Kenya mall shooting kills at least 15 -- CBC/AP
Gunmen Open Fire at Nairobi Mall -- New York Times
Gunmen storm Nairobi Mall, 15 killed-Red Cross -- Reuters
Gunmen attack crowded Kenya shopping mall -- NBC
Deadly gunbattle in Nairobi shopping mall -- Al Jazeera
Nairobi mall attack targeted non-Muslims -- Christian Science Monitor
In pictures: Kenya shootout in Nairobi mall -- BBC

WNU Editor: This is a continuing breaking news story .... we will be updating it later tonight.

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