Westgate shopping mall attack
Terrorist attack at a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya on 21 September 2013 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 21 September 2013, ten gunmen attacked Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya. The attack lasted until 24 September. The attackers held hostages and later fought in gun battles with Kenyan security forces. A total of 72 people were killed, including 61 civilians, 6 Kenyan soldiers and 5 attackers. Over 200 people were injured.
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Westgate shopping mall attack | |
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Location | Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya |
Coordinates | 1°15′25″S 36°48′12″E |
Date | 21 September 2013 (2013-09-21) ~12:00–12:30 on 21–24 September (UTC+3) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, hostage crisis, siege |
Weapons | AK-47s[1] Grenades |
Deaths | 67 victims 5 attackers |
Injured | 175[2] |
Perpetrators | Al-Shabaab |
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The Islamist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.[3] It said that it was in retaliation for the Kenyan military's role in the Somali Civil War. Newly released intelligence report named Kenyan commander and chief in attack.[4]