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Westgate shopping mall shooting

Terrorist attack at a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya on 21 September 2013
Event mass_murder Q14941568
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Summary

Westgate shopping mall shooting is a mass murder[1]. It draws 1,562 Wikipedia views per month (mass_murder category, ranking #19 of 157).[2]

Key Facts

  • Westgate shopping mall shooting is in the country of Kenya[3].
  • Westgate shopping mall shooting's instance of is recorded as mass murder[4].
  • Westgate shopping mall shooting's instance of is recorded as terrorist attack[5].
  • The location of Westgate shopping mall shooting was Westgate[6].
  • The location of Westgate shopping mall shooting was Nairobi[7].
  • Westgate shopping mall shooting's Commons category is recorded as Westgate shopping mall shooting[8].
  • Westgate shopping mall shooting's located in time zone is recorded as UTC[9].
  • Westgate shopping mall shooting began on September 21, 2013[10].
  • Westgate shopping mall shooting ended on September 24, 2013[11].
  • Westgate shopping mall shooting occurred on September 21, 2013[12].
  • Westgate shopping mall shooting's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -1.256803, 'longitude': 36.803283}[13].
  • A participant in Westgate shopping mall shooting was Al-Shabaab[14].
  • Westgate shopping mall shooting resulted in {'amount': '+67'} deaths[15].
  • Westgate shopping mall shooting caused {'amount': '+175'} injuries[16].

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When and Where

Westgate shopping mall shooting occurred on September 21, 2013[12]. It began on September 21, 2013[10]. It ended on September 24, 2013[11]. Recorded location include Westgate[6] and Nairobi[7]. It is in the country of Kenya[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include mass murder[4] and terrorist attack[5].

Participants

A participant in Westgate shopping mall shooting was Al-Shabaab[14].

Outcome and Impact

Westgate shopping mall shooting resulted in {'amount': '+67'} deaths[15]. It caused {'amount': '+175'} injuries[16].

Why It Matters

Westgate shopping mall shooting draws 1,562 Wikipedia views per month (mass_murder category, ranking #19 of 157).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Kenya

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of injured → {'amount': '+175'}
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    Start time → +2013-09-21T00:00:00Z
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