There’s no official death toll at this time, but Associated Press reporters saw around 10 dead and dozens of wounded at the scene of the attack on a Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Reuters reports at least 15 killed.
REPORT: At least 15 killed… http://t.co/yNEf4ex7fF
— NEWS MAKER (@NEWS_MAKER) September 21, 2013
A witness said Muslims were told to leave because non-Muslims were the targets.
MORE: Nairobi mall attackers armed with AK-47s and grenades targeted non-Muslims, witness says: http://t.co/80AQvbpHFB -KK
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 21, 2013
Apparently authorities are divided on whether to call this terrorism.
Kenya police say its treating mall shooting as a terror attack. President's Spox says its too early to say. Please speak with one voice!
— Mohammed Adow (@Moadow) September 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/381400358804660224
Update:
CNN reports 20 dead and 50 wounded.
20 killed, 50 wounded in attack at Nairobi, Kenya, mall, Red Cross official says. http://t.co/1FRZbJ9xs1
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) September 21, 2013
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Update:
The death toll continues to rise.
BREAKING: Kenya Red Cross official says at least 22 people killed in attack at upscale mall in Nairobi.
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/StefanASmith/status/381451545864183808
Update:
An AFP editor reports that the death toll has reached 30.
Nairobi : Thirty killed in Nairobi shopping mall attack: police tell @AFP
— Carole Landry (@carolemlandry) September 21, 2013
Editor’s note: A confusing typo was left in the headline when we reworded it just before publishing. It has been corrected. Apologies for the error. The text of the post remains unchanged.