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October 6, 2015

‘Close Your Eyes and Pretend to Be Dead’ What really happened two years ago in the bloody attack on Nairobi’s Westgate Mall.

Over the birdsong, car alarms, and ringing of the unanswered mobile phones of the dead and wounded, Simon could now hear gunshots, explosions, and screaming. | Foreign Policy

Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 6, 2015 12:46 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Thank you for linking this account. As heart-wrenching as it was to read the accounts of the victims, it allowed me once again to pray for those involved. May God have mercy on us, and on the whole world.

Posted by: Joyful [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 7, 2015 6:51 AM

If Nakumatt had been a store like Wal-Mart, it would have sold guns and ammo, and the shoppers cowering in it could have armed themselves to fight back.

Posted by: Eris Guy [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 8, 2015 6:16 AM

The headline should have read: draw your weapon and shoot to kill.

Posted by: chasmatic [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 8, 2015 8:13 AM

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