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New security camera footage from last month’s deadly mall attack in Kenya’s capital shows the shocking scenes of the terrorist assault as it unfolded.
The al-Shabab-led attack at the upscale Westgate Mall in Nairobi left 67 people dead, including two Canadians — diplomat Annemarie Desloges and Vancouver businessman Naguib Damji.
The footage obtained by The Associated Press shows typical calm scenes in various parts of the mall, including the grocery store where the attack began, before the attackers entered the mall and started firing on shoppers.
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As the panic grew, more people fled through the supermarket into the mall.
Two attackers, armed with what were reported to be AK-47 assault rifles, can be seen entering the mall from the rooftop car park, with scarves wrapped around their heads.
Upon entering the Nakumatt supermarket, at the back of the mall, one of the assailants fired on a man lying the floor, who appeared to be trying to take cover beneath an elephant statue.
The same gunman can be seen leading a young woman with a bloodstain on her clothing past the checkout counters.
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A similar scene of panic plays out in an eatery, with staff and customers taking cover around and behind a counter top.
Captured on another camera, people scramble to safety stumble over one another in the mall’s corridor, as bullets can be seen whizzing through the air.
At one point, smoke can be seen billowing into a corridor.
The siege at the Westgate Mall went on four days. Kenyan authorities and military were on the scene shortly after the attack began around 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 21.
By the time Kenyan authorities took complete control of the shopping centre, a large prtion of the mall’s car park had collapsed.
A Kenyan official later said the military caused the collapse.
The Somalia-based, al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was retribution for Kenya’s involvement in the Somali government’s attempts to drive out the terrorist network.
It was the deadliest terror attack on Kenyan soil since the 1998 U.S embassy bombings in Nairobi.
*With files from The Associated Press
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