Siege: Kenya security personnel take cover outside the Westgate Mall
after shooting started inside the mall early Monday morning, Sept. 23,
2013
Assault: Kenya Security personnel take cover outside the Westgate
Mall after firing started inside the mall early Monday morning - Kenya's
military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and
said it had rescued "most" of the hostages
Ongoing Military Operation: Kenya security personnel take cover outside the Westgate Mall
Waiting and Watching: Onlookers gather on a hill to observe the
Westgate Mall after a bout of heavy gunfire just after dawn in Nairobi,
Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013
Standoff: A Kenyan police officer (L) and a Kenya Defense Forces
soldier (R) prepare for an incoming fire at the Oshwal Centre adjacent
to the Westgate shopping mall where the hostage situation continues in
Nairobi, Kenya on early Monday morning
Patience: Members of Kenya's security forces man a checkpoint outside
the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya early Monday, Sept. 23, 2013
Kenyan policemen gather for a briefing near the Westgate Shopping
Centre in the capital Nairobi, September 23, 2013. Heavy and sustained
gunfire was heard from the Kenyan shopping mall on Monday morning
A truck of security forces arrives at the Westgate Mall after a bout
of heavy gunfire just after dawn in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23,
2013.
Kenyan paramilitary officers walk towards a small shopping arcade
adjacent to the Westgate shopping mall where the hostage situation
continues in Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday
Rescue mission: An image from AFP TV shows military forces taking position inside the shopping mall
Kenyan police officers take cover to prepare for the incoming fire at
the Oshwal Centre adjacent to the Westgate shopping mall where the
hostage situation continues in Nairobi, Kenya, in the early hours of 23
September 2013
Assault: A Large number of troops from the kenya defence force
arrived to strengthen the already formidable numbers of troops available
as a Kenyan army helicopter flies low near the Westgate mall in Nairobi
on Sunday
Tense: Kenyan paramilitary officers walk towards a small shopping
arcade adjacent to the Westgate shopping mall where the fate of the
hostages remained unclear on Monday morning
Armed response: Kenyan troops with machine guns take up position in
the mall. The terrorist group al Shabaab demanded that Kenyan troops
leave Somalia where they have pushed the militants on to the defensive
in the past two years as part of an African Union-backed peacekeeping
mission
Fleeing to safety: A soldier directs people up stairs inside the Westgate shopping mall after a shootout in Nairobi, Kenya
Laying siege: Armed police crouch down and take position during a gun
battle with Islamic terrorists at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya
on Saturday
Lock-down: Kenya security personnel walk to their positions outside the shopping mall as the siege continued yesterday
An injured person arrives in an ambulance at the Aga Khan Hospital
following an attack at the Westgate Mall where gunmen opened fire and
threw grenades in Kenya. Pictured right, relatives help a woman at the
Nairobi City Mortuary after she identified the body of a victim of the
Saturday attack
Army: Soldiers were drafted in to help police tackle the gunmen -
terrorists from the Somali al-Shabaab organisation, which has links to
al-Qaeda
Kenyan policemen and soldiers taking position as they battle Somali
militants who have killed at least 68 people and injured 175 at a
Nairobi shopping center
A Kenyan soldier holding a dog by its leash enters the main gate of
Westgate Shopping Center as the military tried to overpower the
terrorists on Sunday
Escape: Women carrying children run for safety after al Shabaab
terrorists stormed Westgate shopping center in Nairobi, Kenya armed with
guns and grenades
Ordeal: People come out from hiding under a car next to bodies in a car park as police search for the armed radicals
Escape: This family, who had been trapped inside the shopping centre, support each other as they escape from the scene
Terrified civilians are among the fortunate who were evacuated from a
shopping mall following a terrorist attack where at least 68 people
were dead
Fleeing: A police officer holds a gun to provide cover for customers
running out of the Westgate shopping mall following the terrorist
massacre that began on Saturday around noon (local time)
Courage under fire: Kenyan troops taking position to battle the al-Qaeda-affiliated troops in Nairobi on Saturday
A wounded soldier is removed from an ambulance at an emergency
staging area near the Kenyan mall where gunmen shot dead at least 59
people
Bloodied: Elaine Dang (right), an American believed to be from San
Diego and working in Kenya, was injured on Sunday. She is now recovering
in hospital
A Kenyan police officer runs towards a crowd outside the Westgate
mall in Nairobi on Sunday as authorities fought to free hostages who
have now been trapped inside for more than 24 hours. Pictured right,
people walk and crawl out of the shopping center with their hands raised
following the militant attack
Anxious: Onlookers stand along the road and look from a distance at
Westgate Shopping Centre, where gunmen are holding hostages, in Nairobi
on September 22, 2013
Saved: A woman sobs as she is brought out of the shopping center in a cart after terrorists launched an attack on Saturday
Rescue: Armed police guide a woman carrying a child to safety at
Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi after terrorists stormed the
building
Kenyans lie on stretchers to donate blood for the victims of the
Westgate terror attack on Sunday after the country's president urged
volunteers to come forward following the atrocity
Carried to safety: A policeman carries a baby along with his machine
gun (left) while a Red Cross worker holds a screaming child after masked
gunmen stormed an upmarket mall and sprayed bullets on shoppers
Staging: Kenya Defense Forces soldiers prepare for the final push to
rescue the hostages and neutralize the gunmen on Sunday in what was
being described as a 'delicate' situation
Emotional: Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (center) makes a
statement to the nation following the overwhelming numbers of casualties
from the Westgate mall terror attack. Kenyatta said his nephew and his
fiancée were among the 59 dead
Horror: Shoppers hurry down an escalator with their hands in the air as they make their way out of the shopping centre to safety
Spree: Shots are still being heard in the mall as police and terrorists engage in a stand-off
Hands up: Hostages of all nationalities head for the exit with their arms raised to show they are not carrying any weapons
Identified: Canadian diplomat Annemarie Desloges, 29, was shot dead
by the gunmen at the Nairobi mall. Pictured right, with her husband
Robert on their wedding day
Here they come to save the day: Kenya Defense Forces arrive outside
the Westgate Mall just after dawn, it didn't take long for the gunmen to
start firing at them
Scared: Clearly distressed, this family join hands as they make their
way out of the building. Bullet wounds can be seen in the glass behind
them
Cat and mouse: A security officer points out the location of where
some of the terrorists may be hiding to his colleagues, all three of
whom have their pistols at the ready
Ms Dang, 26, is helped from the shopping mall covered in blood and is believed to be recovering in hospital
Killed in the attack: Ruhila Adatia, who was expecting a child, was
at the Nairobi mall shopping for baby clothes when the terrorists struck
on Saturday
Tragedy: Mrs Adatia, who was expecting her first child, was shopping
for baby clothes when she was killed in the attack by al-Shabaab
terrorists
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