{"id":43090,"date":"2013-09-21T15:21:06","date_gmt":"2013-09-21T12:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=43090"},"modified":"2013-09-21T15:21:06","modified_gmt":"2013-09-21T12:21:06","slug":"kenya-mall-attackgunmen-kills-10-people-in-shoping-mall-breaking-news-43090","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/kenya-mall-attackgunmen-kills-10-people-in-shoping-mall-breaking-news-43090\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Mall Attack:Gunmen Kills 10 people in Shoping Mall \/ Breaking News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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At least 10 people have been killed by gunmen in a shootout at a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.<\/h1>\n

Police chief Benson Kibue said the gunmen were attempting to rob a shop inside the\u00a0Westgate centre when the shootout\u00a0began.<\/p>\n

Some witnesses said grenades were detonated inside the mall, while others reported seeing the attackers on the roof or balconies of the building.<\/p>\n

Abdi Osman Adan, a journalist in Nairobi, told staff at a supermarket and a jewellery store had reportedly been taken hostage.<\/p>\n

Witnesses reported seeing the attackers “firing at any police officers who tried to approach the building”, he said.<\/p>\n

Rob Vandijk, who works at the Dutch embassy, said he was eating at a restaurant inside the mall when the attackers threw hand grenades inside the building.<\/p>\n

He said he heard gunfire and people screaming as they dropped to the ground.<\/p>\n

Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government tweeted: “We’re doing our job to ensure that everyone is evacuated to safety. This is a scene of crime.”<\/p>\n

In a separate message, Kenya Police wrote: “We urge the public to remain calm, stop any form of speculation, especially online, and let us resolve this quickly.”<\/p>\n

Westgate is situated in western Nairobi and is popular with both expatriates and rich Kenyans.<\/p>\n

According to the centre’s website, it is the city’s “premier shopping mall” and offers a “serene and safe enviornment away from the city centre hubbub”.<\/p>\n

It has more than 80 stores and features a waterfall with tropical gardens.<\/p>\n

A spokesman for the Foreign Office advised British nationals to avoid the mall and the surrounding Westlands district.<\/p>\n

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