Al Shabab militants carried out a gun and grenade attack at an upscale mall on Saturday that killed at least 30 people and wounded dozens.
Gunmen remained inside hours after the attack, although firing subsided. Police said the attackers were “pinned down” as officers went from shop to shop to secure the building.The Westgate mall in Nairobi had been hosting a children’s day event and was packed with about 1,000 shoppers when the attack began at midday. The gang of about 10 people, including at least one woman, carried AK-47s and wore vests with hand grenades.
Somalia’s Islamist extremist rebels, Al Shabab, said they carried out the attack.
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Reporting by The Associated Press with additional reporting by Agence France-Presse
Editing and sequencing by photo editor RJ Mickelson
