After images like these began to circulate, it was becoming clear that an act of terror had been perpetrated in Westgate: Don't look if you don't want to #westgate pic.twitter.com/fnXZOwGdPa — Alan Boswell (@alanboswell) September 21, 2013 
Baada ya picha kamahizi zilipoanza kusambaa mtandaoni, ilikuwa wazi kwamba kilichokuwa kinaendelea Westgate ni kitendo cha kigaidi: