hello there.: The horor and tragedy in Kenya.

Siege: People look at the Westgate shopping mall in the distance where hostages are being held for the second day

The story of the brutal massacre in Kenya has been trending and its utterly heart wrenching.

Most of the remaining hostages held by terrorists in a Nairobi mall were freed tonight by Kenya's military following a two-day standoff that killed 68 people.

Kenyan security forces locked in stand-off with terrorists 24 hours after the gang began shooting in Nairobi mall
Up to 15 militant attackers believed to be holding about 50 people after attack which saw 175 people wounded
Somalian terrorist group al-Shabaab - which has links to Al Qaeda - claims responsibility for attack yesterday
Spokesman tells Channel 4 that westerners won't be safe in Kenya until country pulls its forces out of Somalia
US State Department confirms Americans were at the centre and says four US citizens were reported injured
Kenyan President loses two relatives in attack and vows to 'hunt down the perpetrators wherever they run to'

Below are several pictures from the scene, a picture says a thousand words:

A woman holds a baby sitting with other injured people who are crying for help after gunmen went on a shooting spree in the Westgate shopping centre

Shock: A soldier directs people up stairs inside the Westgate shopping mall after a shootout in Nairobi, Kenya. Gunmen had fired automatic weapons and grenades

Horror: Shoppers hurry down an escalator with their hands in the air as they make their way out of the shopping centre to safety

Desperation: A crowd of people hold their arms out to catch a Kenyan woman as she jumps out from the air vent where she had been hiding from the gunmen

Hands up: Hostages of all nationalities head for the exit with their arms raised to show they are not carrying any weapons

ScrambleScramble: People crawl on their stomachs to safety as security forces keep a lookout at the Nairobi mall on Saturday : People rush for safety away from gunfire between police and armed attackers

Fleeing: A child runs to safety across the shopping mall

Protection: A mother and her children lie on the floor as they attempt to hide while the gunmen armed with automatic weapons go on the rampage

Gunfight: Police are still trying to escort people away from the site where fighting continues

Devastating: Injured people receive assistance from bypassers at the scene of the shooting

Rescue: A policeman carries a baby to safety on the barrel of his gun while a woman ducks for safety behind him

Escape: An injured man who managed to flee the attackers is treated by paramedics outside the shopping centre

Rescue: A woman is shipped to an ambulance in a shopping trolley by centre staff

Wounded: A security officer helps an injured woman away from the building

Shootout: Soldiers and armed police fire at the suspected terrorists as they try to wrest back control of the shopping centre

Desperation: An injured woman, whose face and clothes are drenched in blood, lies on the ground outside the shopping mall screaming for help

Tweets purporting to be from Al-Shabaab's official Twitter handle have appeared that describe the attack and state some of the group's grievances.
The group opposes Kenya's participation in a peacekeeping mission in Somalia.

The organisation claimed it had killed more than 100 Kenyan ‘kuffar’, a derogatory term used to describe non-Muslims.