15 Iconic Photos From Kenya’s Westgate Mall Attack, Five Years Later

Today marks five years since the world watched in horror as multiple gunmen attacked the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya.

The attack, which lasted four days, left hundreds of people injured and scores dead including the four gunmen who carried out the deadly attack.

Somali Islamist group, Al-Shabab, said it carried out the attack in response to Kenya's military operations in Somalia.

Memories of that fateful afternoon are still etched in Kenyans' minds in what remains one of the deadliest terrorist atrocities in Kenya.

Here now are some of the most iconic images of the attack: Shoppers try to avoid a volley of bullets during an attack by gunmen, inside the Westgate shopping mall in this still frame taken from video footage by security cameras inside the mall in Nairobi

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

Civilians escape an area at the Westgate mall

An injured policeman holds on to his wound as his compatriot searches through the Westgate shopping centre for gunmen

A journalist rescues a woman injured in a shootout between armed men and the police at the Westgate mall

Armed police search Westgate Shopping Centre

A mother and her children hide from gunmen at the mall

Members of the public donate blood at a temporary donation centre for the injured victims of the mall attack

A policeman carries a baby to safety

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses the nation on the shopping mall attack

A Kenya police helicopter patrols over buildings surrounding the Westgate shopping centre during an exchange of gunfire inside the mall

Smoke rises from the Westgate shopping centre following a string of explosions during the third day of a stand-off between Kenyan security forces and gunmen inside the building

Kenya's Interior Minister Joseph ole Lenku (C), flanked by other government officials, speaks during a news conference near the Westgate shopping mall

Mary Italo mourns the death of her son Thomas Italo who was killed during the attack at the Westgate mall

People light candles during a memorial service in front of WestGate shopping centre in Nairobi September 28, 2013.