Wijs , from Brussels , noted that her son reacted to the news coverage of the Westgate shopping mall attack in Nairobi , Kenya in a manner she described as " matter-of-fact , very distanced way " , differing from " the emotional way an adult would react to such news . " Wijs watched the BBC documentary '' Children of Beslan '' and noted the interview subjects , all children who survived the Beslan incident , reacted in manners similar to that of her child . She decided to make a play for children about Beslan . Wijs used her own son as a barometer for making the play , and she believed she was more courageous in writing the play as she was not accustomed to writing for children
Westgate shopping mall attack
Westgate shopping mall attack
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