The Somali terrorism group al-Shabaab issued a threatening statement to Kenya Wednesday . Al-Shabaab fighters held the mall for four days . For four days , starting on September 21 , Al-Shabaab fighters spread gunfire and flames through Nairobi 's Westgate Shopping Mall , leaving it partially destroyed , stained in blood and littered with bodies . A Kenyan official said that at least one of those killed was an American.
The Somali terrorism group al-Shabaab issued a threatening statement to Kenya Wednesday . Al-Shabaab fighters held the mall for four days . A Kenyan official said that at least one of those killed was an American.