Multiple Blasts Rock Kenya Hostage Crisis Mall

Publisher:
KSTP-TV Minneapolis, MN
Publication Date:
23 September 2013
Tags:
Kenya, International Terrorism

Multiple large blasts have rocked Kenya's Westgate Mall where a hostage siege is in its third day. Associated Press reporters on the scene Monday heard multiple blasts and a barrage of gunfire. Black and grey smoke rose up from the mall. Security forces have been attempting to rescue an unknown number of hostages inside the mall held by al-Qaida-linked terrorists.

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