2013 Westgate shopping mall attack
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The 2013 Westgate shopping mall attack was a four-day terrorist siege at an upscale mall in Nairobi, Kenya, that left at least 67 people dead and drew international attention to the threat posed by the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hostage crisis
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mass shooting ⓘ siege ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Kenyan government launched investigations into security lapses
ⓘ
led to reforms and scrutiny of Kenyan security agencies ⓘ |
| attackType |
armed assault
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mass shooting ⓘ |
| claimedBy | al-Shabaab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| endDate | 2013-09-24 ⓘ |
| fatalities | 67 ⓘ |
| fatalitiesIncludingPerpetrators | 71 ⓘ |
| globalReaction | widespread international condemnation ⓘ |
| injuries | over 175 ⓘ |
| location |
Nairobi
NERFINISHED
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Westgate shopping mall NERFINISHED ⓘ Westlands, Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive international media coverage ⓘ |
| motive |
pressure Kenya to withdraw troops from AMISOM
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retaliation for Kenyan military presence in Somalia ⓘ |
| notableVictimNationality |
British
ⓘ
Canadian ⓘ Chinese ⓘ French ⓘ Ghanaian ⓘ Kenyan ⓘ |
| numberOfDays | 4 ⓘ |
| partOf |
al-Shabaab insurgency in Kenya
ⓘ
spillover of the Somali Civil War ⓘ |
| perpetrator | al-Shabaab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorIdeology | Islamist extremism ⓘ |
| responseForce |
General Service Unit (Kenya)
NERFINISHED
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Kenya Defence Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenya Police NERFINISHED ⓘ Recce Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Kenyan security forces regained control of the mall
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partial collapse and severe damage of Westgate mall ⓘ |
| significance |
drew international attention to al-Shabaab
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highlighted vulnerability of soft targets in urban centers ⓘ |
| startDate | 2013-09-21 ⓘ |
| target |
Israeli-owned interests
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Kenyan civilians ⓘ civilians ⓘ foreign nationals ⓘ |
| weaponsUsed |
assault rifles
ⓘ
grenades ⓘ |
| year | 2013 ⓘ |
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