A child runs to safety as armed Kenyan police hunt a group who went on a shooting spree at the Westgate mall in Nairobi on 21 September. 'I was at home when I heard from a friend about something happening, but we weren’t sure what it was. I went to the Westgate mall and saw some bodies lying in the car park and realised it was serious. I saw some police so I hid behind the cars to take cover and slowly got closer to the gate. I asked when they would be moving and they said they were going to try to enter the shopping mall from the top. I went with them. I followed the police up and down through the mall, bodies were here and there. A woman ran out from a shop with some children and I helped some of them to get out. I took one of their hands and helped them run together. People were in panic. Some kids were running and kids run quite well so they didn’t need any help. All of them were in total shock; they didn’t know what was going on.'

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