The Story of the 2013 Westgate Mall Attack: What Happened in Nairobi?
On September 21, 2013, what began as an ordinary Saturday at Nairobi’s upscale Westgate Shopping Mall turned into one of Kenya’s most devastating terrorist attacks. Armed attackers stormed the mall, opened fire on civilians and trapped hundreds of people inside. The siege continued for approximately four days before Kenyan security forces declared the building under…