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21.09.2018 Kenya

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

By David Ngash - pulse.com.gh
15 Iconic Photos From Kenyas Westgate Mall Attack, Five Years Later
21.09.2018 LISTEN

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

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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 (REUTERS Tv)

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

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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. (REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic)

Civilians escape an area at the Westgate mall

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Civilians escape an area at the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi (REUTERS/Siegfried Modola)

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

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An injured policeman holds on to his wound as his compatriot searches through the Westgate shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi, September 21, 2013 (REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic)

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

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A journalist rescues a woman injured in a shootout between armed men and the police at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi September 21, 2013 (REUTERS/Thoma Mukoya)

Armed police search Westgate Shopping Centre

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Armed police search Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi, September 21, 2013. (REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic)

A mother and her children hide from gunmen at the mall

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A mother and her children hide from gunmen at Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi (REUTERS/Siegfried Modola)

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

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Members of the public donate blood at a temporary donation centre for the injured victims of a crossfire between armed men and the police at the Westgate shopping mall, in Kenya's capital Nairobi September 22, 2013 (REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya)

A policeman carries a baby to safety

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A policeman carries a baby to safety after masked gunmen stormed an upmarket mall and sprayed gunfire on shoppers and staff, killing at least six on September 21, 2013 in Nairobi. (AFP)

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

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Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses the nation on the Westgate shopping mall attack in the capital Nairobi on September 22, 2013. (REUTERS/Stringer)

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

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A Kenya police helicopter patrols over buildings surrounding the Westgate shopping centre during an exchange of gunfire inside the mall in Nairobi September 23, 2013. (REUTERS/Thoma Mukoya)

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

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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 September 23, 2013 (REUTERS/Johnson Mugo)

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

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Kenya's Interior Minister Joseph ole Lenku (C), flanked other government officials, speaks during a news conference near the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi September 25, 2013 (REUTERS/Siegfried Modola)

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

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Mary Italo mourns the death of her son Thomas Italo who was killed during the attack at the Westgate Shopping Centre in the capital Nairobi, September 25, 2013 (REUTERS/Thoma Mukoya)

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

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People light candles during a memorial service in front of WestGate shopping centre in Nairobi September 28, 2013. (REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic)

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