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Kenya Hostage Crisis
Kenya Hostage Crisis
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September 23, 2013, 9:30 AM
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Kenya Mall Attack
A plume of black smoke billows over the Westgate Mall, in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Multiple large blasts have rocked the mall where a hostage siege is in its third day. Associated Press reporters on the scene heard multiple blasts and a barrage of gunfire. Security forces have been attempting to rescue an unknown number of hostages inside the mall held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists.(AP Photo/Jonathan Kalan)
AP Photo/Jonathan Kalan
APTOPIX Kenya Mall Attack
Relatives of Johnny Mutinda Musango, 48, weep after identifying his body at the city morgue in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday Sept. 24 2013. Musango was one of the victims of the Westgate Mall hostage siege. Kenyan security forces were still combing the Mall on the fourth day of the siege by al-Qaida-linked terrorists. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
Kenya Mall Attack
A TV journalist reports from Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday Sept. 24 2013, in front of a commercial advert from a popular supermarket in the Westgate Mall under siege. Kenyan security forces were still combing the Mall on the fourth day of the siege by al-Qaida-linked terrorists.(AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)
AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale
Kenya Mall Attack
A Kenyan security forces soldier walks towards the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday Sept. 24 2013. Gunfire has erupted sporadically on the fourth day of a hostage siege. Security forces have been attempting to rescue an unknown number of hostages inside the mall held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
Armed police leave by vehicle at night from the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. The terrorists who took control of a Nairobi mall and held off Kenyan security forces for four days have been defeated after killing at least 67 civilians and government troops, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
AP Photo/Ben Curtis
Kenya Mall Attack
Kenyan security forces are seen outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday Sept. 24 2013. Gunfire has erupted sporadically on the fourth day of a hostage siege. Security forces have been attempting to rescue an unknown number of hostages inside the mall held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
Ramesh Vaya, right, lights the funeral pyre of his wife Malti, who was shot dead in the attack on the Westgate Mall, at her funeral at the Hindu Crematorium in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Ramesh and his brother both lost their wives in the attack. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta says security forces have finally defeated a small group of terrorists after four days of fighting at the Nairobi mall. (AP Photo/Kate Holt)
AP Photo/Kate Holt
Kenya Mall Attack
Ramesh Vaya, center, is comforted by family members after lighting the funeral pyre for his wife Malti, who was shot dead in the attack on the Westgate Mall, at her funeral at the Hindu Crematorium in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Ramesh and his brother both lost their wives in the attack. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta says security forces have finally defeated a small group of terrorists after four days of fighting at the Nairobi mall. (AP Photo/Kate Holt)
AP Photo/Kate Holt
APTOPIX Kenya Mall Attack
Ann Gakii, left, reacts at the Nairobi City Mortuary after identifying the body of her father, who was killed in the mall attack, in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Islamic militants who staged a deadly attack on a Kenya mall said Tuesday hostages are still alive and fighters are “still holding their ground,” as Nairobi’s city morgue prepared for the arrival of a large number of bodies of people killed, an official said. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)
AP Photo/Khalil Senosi
Kenya Mall Attack
Kenyan soldiers run through a corridor on an upper floor, shortly after an explosion was heard, at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Kenyan officials say three soldiers have died and eight others have been injured in a fight with militants who attacked an upscale mall in Nairobi. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
AP Photo/Ben Curtis
Kenya Mall Attack
Family members, react, outside the Nairobi City Mortuary in Nairobi, as they mourn the death of loved ones killed in the Westgate attack in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Islamic militants who staged a deadly attack on a Kenya mall said Tuesday hostages are still alive and fighters are “still holding their ground,” as Nairobi’s city morgue prepared for the arrival of a large number of bodies of people killed, an official said. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)
AP Photo/Khalil Senosi
Kenya Mall Attack
Ann Gakii, reacts at the Nairobi City Mortuary after identifying the body of her father, who was killed in the mall attack, in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Islamic militants who staged a deadly attack on a Kenya mall said Tuesday hostages are still alive and fighters are “still holding their ground,” as Nairobi’s city morgue prepared for the arrival of a large number of bodies of people killed, an official said. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)
AP Photo/Khalil Senosi
Kenya Mall Attack
Relatives and friends of the people still reported missing in the Westgate attack, wait for information about loved-ones at Oshwal Centre near the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Kenyan security forces battled al-Qaida-linked terrorists in an upscale mall for a fourth day. Another explosion and more gunfire could be heard coming from the mall in the early hours of Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
Relatives and friends of the people still reported missing in the Westgate attack, wait for information on loved-ones at Oshwal Centre near the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Kenyan security forces battled al-Qaida-linked terrorists in an upscale mall for a fourth day. Another explosion and more gunfire could be heard coming from the mall in the early hours of Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
A Kenya Defence Force soldier heavily armed as he carries an anti tank launcher on his back, as he takes a break to have snack at Oshwal Centre near the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Kenyan security forces battled al-Qaida-linked terrorists in an upscale mall for a fourth day. Another explosion and more gunfire could be heard coming from the mall in the early hours of Tuesday morning.(AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
Luis Ortiz, 33, at the Nairobi City Morgue where his father's body is to undergo an autopsy. A gunman shot Juan Ortiz through the chest while he drove into the mall parking lot early on in the siege Saturday. Juan's 13-year-old daughter, who was with him, is recovering from gunshot wounds to the hand and leg. in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Islamic militants who staged a deadly attack on a Kenya mall said Tuesday hostages are still alive and fighters are “still holding their ground,” as Nairobi’s city morgue prepared for the arrival of a large number of bodies of people killed, an official said. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)
AP Photo/Khalil Senosi
Kenya Mall Attack
Kenyan security forces are seen at the entrance of the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday Sept. 24 2013. Gunfire has erupted sporadically on the fourth day of a hostage siege. Security forces have been attempting to rescue an unknown number of hostages inside the mall held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists. (AP Photo/ Jerome Delay)
AP Photo/ Jerome Delay
Kenya Mall Attack
Kenyan security personnel patrol near the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Kenyan security forces battled al-Qaida-linked terrorists in an upscale mall for a third day Monday in what they said was a final push to rescue the last few hostages in a siege that has left at least 62 people dead. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
Fires at the rear of the Westgate Mall are seen through the treeline, at dawn in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Kenyan security forces battled al-Qaida-linked terrorists in an upscale mall for a fourth day Tuesday in what they said was a final push to rescue the last few hostages in a siege that has left at least 62 people dead. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
AP Photo/Ben Curtis
Kenya Mall Attack
A Kenyan policeman keeps crowds of onlookers back from the Westgate Mall, in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Four large blasts rocked Kenya's Westgate Mall on Monday, sending large plumes of smoke over an upscale suburb as Kenyan military forces sought to rescue an unknown number of hostages held by al-Qaida-linked militants. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
AP Photo/Ben Curtis
Kenya Mall Attack
A member of a Kenya Police dog-handling team makes a phone call after a heavy bout of gunfire subsided, near the Westgate Mall, in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Four large blasts rocked Kenya's Westgate Mall on Monday, sending large plumes of smoke over an upscale suburb as Kenyan military forces sought to rescue an unknown number of hostages held by al-Qaida-linked militants. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
AP Photo/Ben Curtis
Kenya Mall Attack
Kenyan Defense Forces leave the near vicinity of the Westgate Mall in Nairobi Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Multiple large blasts have rocked the mall where a hostage siege is in its third day. Associated Press reporters on the scene heard multiple blasts and a barrage of gunfire. Security forces have been attempting to rescue an unknown number of hostages inside the mall held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
Kenya Mall Attack
A member of Kenyan security forces wears a scarf as he prepares for the night ahead on a road outside Westgate Mall, in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Four large blasts rocked Kenya's Westgate Mall on Monday, sending large plumes of smoke over an upscale suburb as Kenyan military forces sought to rescue an unknown number of hostages held by al-Qaida-linked militants. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
AP Photo/Ben Curtis
Kenya Mall Attack
A Kenya Army helicopter flies behind a plume of black smoke billowing from the Westgate Mall, following large explosions and heavy gunfire, in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Four large blasts rocked Kenya's Westgate Mall on Monday, sending large plumes of smoke over an upscale suburb as Kenyan military forces sought to rescue an unknown number of hostages held by al-Qaida-linked militants. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
AP Photo/Ben Curtis
Kenya Mall Attack
Kenya Army personal walk late evening outside the mall as a plume of black smoke continues to billow over the Westgate Mall, in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Multiple large blasts rocked the mall where a hostage siege is in its third day. Associated Press reporters on the scene heard multiple blasts and a barrage of gunfire. Security forces have been attempting to rescue an unknown number of hostages inside the mall held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists(AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
A plume of black smoke billows over the Westgate Mall, in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Multiple large blasts have rocked the mall where a hostage siege is in its third day. Associated Press reporters on the scene heard multiple blasts and a barrage of gunfire. Security forces have been attempting to rescue an unknown number of hostages inside the mall held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists.(AP Photo/Jonathan Kalan)
AP Photo/Jonathan Kalan
APTOPIX Kenya Mall Attack
Heavy smoke rises from the Westgate Mall in Nairobi Kenya Monday Sept. 23 2013. Multiple large blasts have rocked the mall where a hostage siege is in its third day. Associated Press reporters on the scene heard multiple blasts and a barrage of gunfire. Security forces have been attempting to rescue an unknown number of hostages inside the mall held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
Kenya Mall Attack
People take cover outside the Westgate Mall after heavy shooting started inside the mall Monday , Sept. 23, 2013. Kenya's military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff that killed at least 68 people and injured 175. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
Two photo journalists take cover outside the Westgate Mall after heavy shooting started inside the mall Monday , Sept. 23, 2013. Kenya's military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff that killed at least 68 people and injured 175. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
Journalists argue with a security personnel when they were told to clear the area outside the Westgate Mall after heavy shooting started inside the mall Monday , Sept. 23, 2013. Kenya's military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff that killed at least 68 people and injured 175. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
Kenyan security personnel patrol outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi after heavy shooting started Monday , Sept. 23, 2013. Kenya's military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff that killed at least 68 people and injured 175. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
A paramedic runs for cover outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi after heavy shooting started Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Kenya's military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
People take cover outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi after heavy shooting started Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Kenya's military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
Local and foreign television crews line up behind a police cordon at the end of a street leading to the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Hostages being held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists in a Nairobi mall have not been released despite an earlier statement from the military that "most" had been rescued, a person connected to the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
AP Photo/Ben Curtis
Kenya Mall Attack
Armed police from the General Service Unit take cover behind a wall during a bout of gunfire, outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Hostages being held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists in a Nairobi mall have not been released despite an earlier statement from the military that "most" had been rescued, a person connected to the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
AP Photo/Ben Curtis
Kenya Mall Attack
Armed police from the General Service Unit take cover behind a wall during a bout of gunfire, outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Hostages being held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists in a Nairobi mall have not been released despite an earlier statement from the military that "most" had been rescued, a person connected to the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
AP Photo/Ben Curtis
Kenya Mall Attack
Armed police from the General Service Unit take cover behind a wall during a bout of gunfire, outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Hostages being held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists in a Nairobi mall have not been released despite an earlier statement from the military that "most" had been rescued, a person connected to the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
AP Photo/Ben Curtis
Kenya Mall Attack
Paramedics run outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi after heavy shooting started Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Kenya's military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
Paramedics and police officers run outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi after heavy shooting started Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Kenya's military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
APTOPIX Kenya Mall Attack
Paramedics run outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi after heavy shooting started Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Kenya's military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
Relatives of victims of Saturday's attack at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, wait at the city morgue Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Islamic extremist gunmen lobbed grenades and fired assault rifles inside Nairobi's top mall Saturday, killing dozens and wounding over a hundred in the attack. Early Monday morning gunmen remained holed up inside the mall with an unknown number of hostages. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
Kenya Mall Attack
Relatives of victims of Saturday's attack at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, wait at the city morgue Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Islamic extremist gunmen lobbed grenades and fired assault rifles inside Nairobi's top mall Saturday, killing dozens and wounding over a hundred in the attack. Early Monday morning gunmen remained holed up inside the mall with an unknown number of hostages. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
Kenya Mall Attack
Relatives of victims of Saturday's attack at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, wait at the city morgue Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Islamic extremist gunmen lobbed grenades and fired assault rifles inside Nairobi's top mall Saturday, killing dozens and wounding over a hundred in the attack. Early Monday morning gunmen remained holed up inside the mall with an unknown number of hostages. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
Kenya Mall Attack
Stephen, center, who lost his father in Saturday's attack at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, is comforted by relatives as he waits for the post mortem exam at the city morgue Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Islamic extremist gunmen lobbed grenades and fired assault rifles inside Nairobi's top mall Saturday, killing dozens and wounding over a hundred in the attack. Early Monday morning gunmen remained holed up inside the mall with an unknown number of hostages. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
Kenya Mall Attack
Newspaper sellers carry papers near the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Islamic extremist gunmen lobbed grenades and fired assault rifles inside Nairobi's top mall Saturday, killing dozens and wounding over a hundred in the attack. Early Monday morning gunmen remained holed up inside the mall with an unknown number of hostages. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
Kenya Mall Attack
Kenyan security forces ask journalists to move back into a parking lot outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Islamic extremist gunmen lobbed grenades and fired assault rifles inside Nairobi's top mall Saturday, killing dozens and wounding over a hundred in the attack. Early Sunday morning, 12 hours after the attack began, gunmen remained holed up inside the mall with an unknown number of hostages. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
APTOPIX Kenya Mall Attack
Stephen, center, who lost his father in Saturday's attack at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, is comforted by relatives as he waits for the post mortem exam at the city morgue Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Islamic extremist gunmen lobbed grenades and fired assault rifles inside Nairobi's top mall Saturday, killing dozens and wounding over a hundred in the attack. Early Monday morning gunmen remained holed up inside the mall with an unknown number of hostages. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
Kenya Mall Attack
People donate blood for injured persons in an attack at the Westgate Mall, at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Hostages being held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists in the mall have not been released despite an earlier statement from the military that “most” had been rescued, a person connected to the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. Military helicopters circled over the mall at daybreak, when about five minutes of sustained gunfire broke out at the mall, a clear indication that at least one of the estimated 10 to 15 gunmen who attacked the mall when it was filled with shoppers Saturday was still on the loose. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)
AP Photo/Khalil Senosi
Kenya Mall Attack
People donate blood for injured persons in an attack at the Westgate Mall, at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Hostages being held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists in the mall have not been released despite an earlier statement from the military that “most” had been rescued, a person connected to the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. Military helicopters circled over the mall at daybreak, when about five minutes of sustained gunfire broke out at the mall, a clear indication that at least one of the estimated 10 to 15 gunmen who attacked the mall when it was filled with shoppers Saturday was still on the loose. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)
AP Photo/Khalil Senosi
Kenya Mall Attack
Kenyans wait to donate blood for victims in Sunday's terrorist attack on a shopping mall, at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Hostages being held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists in the mall have not been released despite an earlier statement from the military that "most" had been rescued, a person connected to the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)
AP Photo/Khalil Senosi
Kenya Mall Attack
Kenya security personnel ask journalists to clear the area and not to take pictures outside the Westgate Mall after firing started inside the mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Kenya's military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff that killed at least 68 people and injured 175. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
Kenya security personnel arrive in a land rover outside the Westgate Mall after firing started inside the mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Kenya's military launched a major operation at an upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during a two-day standoff that killed at least 68 people and injured 175. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
APTOPIX Kenya Mall Attack
Kenya security forces are seen behind a wall outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Monday morning, Sept. 23, 2013. Kenya's military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff that killed at least 68 people and injured 175. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
Kenya Mall Attack
Kenya Securiy personnel take cover outside the Westgate Mall after firing started inside the mall, Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Kenya's military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff that killed at least 68 people and injured 175. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
Kenya Security personnel take cover outside the Westgate Mall after firing started inside the mall early Monday morning, Sept. 23, 2013. Kenya's military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff that killed at least 68 people and injured 175. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
Kenya security personnel, one in plain clothes, take cover outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday Sept. 23, 2013 after shooting started inside the mall. Kenya's military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff that killed at least 68 people and injured 175. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
Kenya security personnel take cover outside the Westgate Mall after shooting started inside the mall early Monday morning, Sept. 23, 2013. Kenya's military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff that killed at least 68 people and injured 175. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
Kenya security personnel take cover outside the Westgate Mall after shooting started inside the mall early Monday morning, Sept. 23, 2013. Kenya's military launched a major operation at the upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff that killed at least 68 people and injured 175. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
AP Photo/Sayyid Azim
Kenya Mall Attack
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. Helicopters circling overhead, Kenya's military launched a major operation Sunday night at the upscale Nairobi mall and claimed it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during a standoff that killed at least 68 people and injured 175. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
AP Photo/Ben Curtis
Kenya Mall Attack
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. Helicopters circling overhead, Kenya's military launched a major operation Sunday night at the upscale Nairobi mall and claimed it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during the standoff that killed at least 68 people and injured 175. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
AP Photo/Ben Curtis
Kenya Mall Attack
A member of Kenya's security forces mans a checkpoint outside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya early Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Al-Qaida-linked militants stormed the upscale Nairobi mall Saturday, killing dozens and wounding over a hundred in the attack. Kenya's military launched a major operation Sunday and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by the al-Shabab extremists during the two-day standoff. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
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