{UAH} GRAPHIC: THE WESTGATE SHOPPING CENTER SHOOTINGS IN KENYA
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At least 68 people were killed when Islamic militants from Somalia's al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab group stormed into the Westgate Shopping Center in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday and opened fire. The stand off between the terrorists and the police and army has entered a third day. it is unclear how many gunmen and hostages are still inside the shopping center.
Update: We've added 10 photos of the rescue operation.
VERY GRAPHIC IMAGES.
1Customers run following a shootout between unidentified armed men and the police at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi. THOMAS MUKOYA/REUTERS
2A journalist rescues a woman injured in a shootout between armed men and the police at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi. THOMAS MUKOYA/REUTERS
3Rescuers attempt to evacuate a man injured in a shootout between armed men and the police at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi. THOMAS MUKOYA/REUTERS
4Rescuers attempt to evacuate a man injured in a shootout between armed men and the police at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi. THOMAS MUKOYA/REUTERS
5A policeman takes up position during a shootout with armed men at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi. THOMAS MUKOYA/REUTERS
6Customers evacuate following a shootout between unidentified armed men and the police at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi. THOMAS MUKOYA/REUTERS
7Relatives stand next to dead bodies of victims killed when gunmen stormed the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi. NOOR KHAMIS/REUTERS
8A woman's body is seen in a shopping centre in Nairobi after a shoot spree. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
9Armed police search through a shopping centre for a gunman in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
10An injured woman cries for help after gunmen stormed the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi. NOOR KHAMIS/REUTERS
11A close up shows the hand of a man killed when gunmen stormed the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi. NOOR KHAMIS/REUTERS
12People help injured victims next to dead bodies after a shooting spree at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi,. NOOR KHAMIS/REUTERS
13Armed police search customers inside a bathroom while combing through a shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
14Dead bodies lay covered on the ground at a parking lot after gunmen stormed the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi. NOOR KHAMIS/REUTERS
15A body is seen as an armed police searches through a shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
16Construction workers run following a shootout between unidentified armed men and the police at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi. NOOR KHAMIS/REUTERS
17A policeman walks outside the evacuated Westgate shopping mall during a shootout with armed men in Nairobi. THOMAS MUKOYA/REUTERS
18Police officer holds a gun to provide cover for customers running out as a shooting took place at Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi. NOOR KHAMIS/REUTERS
19People come out from hiding under a car next to bodies as police search for gunmen in a shopping centre in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
20Bodies are seen after a shooting spree at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
21Armed police search through a shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
22Terrified children wait by the body of a man after escaping from a shopping centre as police search for gunmen in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
23Security forces push an injured person in a shopping trolley from a shopping centre as police search for gunmen in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
24Injured people cry for help after gunmen went on a shooting spree in a shopping centre in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
25Women carrying children run for safety as armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree in Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
26A child runs to safety as armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
27Dead bodies are seen inside a car after a shooting spree by gunmen at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi. NOOR KHAMIS/REUTERS
28People scramble for safety as armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
29Armed police guide a woman carrying a child to safety as they hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
30A soldier walks past a body as people hug each other leaving Westgate shopping centre, after gunmen went on a shooting spree, in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
31Shoppers and shop assistants raise their hands as they are escorted to safety while armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree in Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
32Dead bodies lie at Westgate shopping centre, as armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
33Soldiers and armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree in Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
34A man is helped out of Westgate Shopping Centre where gunmen went on a shooting spree, in Nairobi. STRINGER/REUTERS
35A police officer tries to secure an area inside the Westgate Shopping Centre where gunmen went on a shooting spree in Nairobi. STRINGER/REUTERS
36Civilians escape an area at the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi. STRINGER/REUTERS
37Security officers secure an area inside Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi. STRINGER/REUTERS
38A mother and her children hide from gunmen at Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi. STRINGER/REUTERS
39A woman walks past the body of a man as she escapes Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
40Armed police search Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
41A dead man lies at the entrance of the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi. STRINGER/REUTERS
42People run for cover as the stand-off continues into the night at Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi. NOOR KHAMIS/REUTERS
43A Kenyan army soldier keeps guard in an armoured carrier vehicle, at the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi. NOOR KHAMIS/REUTERS
44Armed police guide a woman carrying a child to safety at Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
45Soldiers from the Kenya Defence Forces arrive at the Westgate Shopping Centre in the capital Nairobi. THOMAS MUKOYA/REUTERS
46A wounded man sits in shock at a parking lot of Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
47Policemen search a man for weapons as he walked out of Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
48Volunteers at a hospital assist a man whose relative was killed in Saturday's attack at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi. THOMAS MUKOYA/REUTERS
49Members of Indian community pay respects at cremation ceremony of victim killed during shopping mall shooting spree in Nairobi. NOOR KHAMIS/REUTERS
50A Kenyan soldier walks out of the main gate of Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
51Kenyan soldiers enter the main gate of Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
52Onlookers stand along the road and look from a distance at Westgate Shopping Centre, where gunmen are holding hostages, in Nairobi. STRINGER/REUTERS
53A Kenyan policeman secures the road past the Westgate Shopping Centre in the capital Nairobi. THOMAS MUKOYA/REUTERS
54Security officers take cover as they wait for developments, near Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi. STRINGER/REUTERS
55Police officers take position during the ongoing military operation at the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi. THOMAS MUKOYA/REUTERS
56Security officer takes cover following string of explosions from Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi during the third day of a stand-off between Kenyan security forces and gunmen inside the building. STRINGER/REUTERS
57Smoke rises over Westgate Shopping Centre after an explosion in Nairobi. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
58People and cars are turned back from a back street after a series of explosions and gun fire within the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi. NOOR KHAMIS/REUTERS
59Smoke 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. STRINGER/REUTERS
60Residents run away as policemen fired tear gas to disperse them, after an explosion at the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi. THOMAS MUKOYA/REUTERS
61A soldier rides a horse near the Westgate shopping centre after an explosion in Nairobi. STRINGER/REUTERS
62Smoke 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. STRINGER/REUTERS
63People run from tear gas as security officers disperse a crowd of onlookers near the security perimeter of the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi. STRINGER/REUTERS
64A KDF armoured military vehicle drives from the Westgate shopping centre after an exchange of gunfire inside the mall in Nairobi. THOMAS MUKOYA/REUTERS
65A Kenyan soldier looks at members of the Somali community living in Nairobi, as they deliver food and drinks to soldiers and security personnel near the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi. STRINGER/REUTERS
66A Kenyan soldier holds his rifle near the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi. STRINGER/REUTERS
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