These chilling photographs show how shops were abandoned in the aftermath of the Nairobi mall massacre which left 67 people dead and dozens more missing.
Carts full of goods were left standing in Westgate Mall as shoppers fled for their lives when jihadi terrorists rushed the building and started gunning down customers.
The photographs show how people apparently dropped bags on the ground as they made their escape, forming a disturbing portrait of the moment chaos broke out
One popular restaurant, Artcaffe, still has purses and handbags on the tables, as well as empty bottles of beer, making it look as if customers had only left for a minute.
But in other shops the floors are covered in broken glass, hinting at the violence which broke out at the mall on September 21.
39 people remain unaccounted for almost a week after the end of the attack, the Red Cross said today.
Its report conflicts with the government's contention that there are no remaining missing people from the attack on the Westgate Mall and suggests that the death toll could still rise as investigators dig through the rubble.
'The numbers with us are what we are still showing as open cases that are reported to us', Kenyan Red Cross head Abbas Gullet said.
'The only way to verify this is when the government declares the Westgate Mall 100 per cent cleared - then we can resolve it.'
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