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FBI, foreign experts work in hellish conditions to identify Kenya mall bodies

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Sep 28, 2013

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Foreign forensic experts, flanked by Kenyan military personnel check the perimeter walls around Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi.
Foreign forensic experts check the perimeter of Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya after a four-day attack by Islamist militants who killed at least 72 people and kept dozens hostage. Reuters

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FBI agents started fingerprint, DNA and ballistic analysis near bodies crushed by rubble in a bullet-scarred, scorched mall.
FBI agents started fingerprint, DNA and ballistic analysis near bodies crushed by rubble in a bullet-scarred, scorched mall. AP Photo/Kenya Defence Forces

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A street-seller prepares floral wreaths outside the mortuary in Nairobi. AP Photo

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Agnes Mutua, right, waited all day to identify her nephew Christopher Kennedy Chewa, who died in the Westgate Mall attack AP Photo

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Nairobi Westgate shopping mall shooting
Members of the Kenyan Sikh community come together in Nairobi to cremate a grandmother and son who were killed in the attack. EPA

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Family members light a funeral pyre at the Sikh funeral of Dalvinder Kaur Ghataurhae and her grandson Pavraj Singh Ghataurhae, 16, at the Hindi Crematorium in Nairobi today. Getty Images

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Smoke rises from the Westgate shopping centre after explosions at the mall in Nairobi
Thick smoke billowed from the besieged Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi on Monday for a third day following Somalia’s al Shabaab raid on the mall that left dozens dead. Reuters

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Kenyan security forces were locked in a fierce, final battle with Somali Islamist gunmen inside the upmarket mall as huge explosions and heavy gunfire echoed out of the complex.
Kenyan security forces were locked in fierce battle with the Somali Islamist gunmen, who remained inside the mall, as explosions and gunfire echoed throughout the area. Getty Images

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The 50-hour-long siege is close to ending, say Kenyan officials.
The days-long siege is close to ending, Kenyan officials said Monday morning. AP Photo

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The Islamic extremists have massacred at least 62 people and taken dozens more hostage so far.
The Islamic extremists held dozens of hostages during the violent attack. Getty Images

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Kenyan soldiers walking towards the Westgate shopping center.
Kenyan soldiers near the Westgate shopping center in Nairobi. Reuters

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Kenyan security urge bystanders to take cover as heavy gunfire erupts.
Kenyan security urges bystanders to take cover as heavy gunfire erupts AP Photo

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Kenyan security personnel
Kenyan security personnel Getty Images

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Volunteers run for cover after hearing a volley of gunshots.
Volunteers run for cover after hearing a volley of gunshots. Getty Images

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People take cover after hearing gun shots
People take cover after hearing gunshots. Reuters

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Firefighters enter Westgate shopping center after the explosions.
Firefighters enter Westgate shopping center after the explosions. Reuters

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Kenyan security forces
Kenyan security forces AP Photo

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Armed Kenyan policemen
Armed Kenyan policemen Getty Images

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A Kenyan police officer mans on September 23, 2013 the entrance of a building in the vicinity of the beseiged Westgate
A Kenyan police officer Getty Images

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Kenyan Defense Forces
Kenyan Defense Forces AP Photo

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A Kenyan TV presenter stands in front of the rising smoke.
Kenyan TV presenter stands in front of the rising smoke Monday night Getty Images

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Police officer holds a gun to provide cover for customers running out as a shooting took place at Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi
A police officer holds a gun to provide cover for customers running out as a shooting took place at Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi on Saturday, September 21, 2013. REUTERS/Noor Khamis

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A soldier carries a child to safety as armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi
A soldier carries a child to safety. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

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Emergency services carry a woman to an ambulance in the car park in Nairobi
Emergency services carry a woman to an ambulance in the car park as police search through the Westgate shopping centre for gunmen. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

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A policeman carries a baby to safety SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images

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A policeman carries a baby to safety after masked gunmen stormed an upmarket mall and sprayed gunfire on shoppers and staff, killing at least six on September 21, 2013 in…

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A child runs to safety as armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi
A child runs to safety as armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi September 21, 2013. The gunmen stormed a shopping… REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

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People scramble for safety as armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi
People scramble for safety as armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree at Westgate shopping centre REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

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Armed police search customers inside a bathroom while combing through a shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi
Armed police search customers taking cover inside a bathroom while combing through the Westgate shopping centre REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

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Armed police search through a shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi
Armed police search through Westgate shopping centre REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

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Kenya Mall Attack
A woman with her two children rescued from the mall AP Photo/Sayyid Azim

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A Kenyan woman is helped to safety after masked gunmen stormed an upmarket mall and sprayed gunfire on shoppers and staff, killing at least six on September 21, 2013 in… SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images

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An injured policeman holds on to his wound as his compatriot searches through a shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi
An injured policeman holds on to his wound as his compatriot searches through the Westgate shopping centre REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

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An armed police searches through a shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi
An armed police searches through a shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi, September 21, 2013. Gunmen stormed a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital on Saturday killing at least 15… REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

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Soldiers and armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree in Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi
Soldiers and armed police hunt the gunmen REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

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Armed police search through a shopping centre for a gunman in Nairobi
Armed police search through Westgate shopping centre for gunmen in Nairobi, September 21, 2013. Gunmen stormed the shopping mall in the Kenyan capital on Saturday killing at least 15 people,… REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

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A policeman takes up position during a shootout with armed men at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi
A policeman takes up position during a shootout with armed men at the Westgate shopping mall REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

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APTOPIX Kenya Mall Attack
A body, left, lies outside the Westgate Mall, an upscale shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday Sept. 21 2013, where shooting erupted when armed men attempted to rob a shop,… AP Photo/Sayyid Azim

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A woman is trolled into an ambulance after masked gunmen stormed an upmarket mall and sprayed gunfire on shoppers and staff, killing at least thirteen on September 21, 2013 in… SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images

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Construction workers run following a shootout between unidentified armed men and the police at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi
Construction workers run following a shootout between unidentified armed men and the police at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi September 21, 2013. Gunmen stormed the shopping mall in the… REUTERS/Noor Khamis

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A police officer secures an area as civilians flee inside Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi
A police officer secures an area as civilians flee REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

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Civilians escape an area at the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi
Civilians escape an area at the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi September 21, 2013. Gunmen stormed the shopping mall in Nairobi on Saturday killing at least 20 people in what… REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

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An injured woman is helped out of the Westgate Shopping Centre where gunmen went on a shooting spree, in Nairobi
An injured woman (C) is helped out of the Westgate Shopping Centre where gunmen went on a shooting spree, in Nairobi September 21, 2013. The gunmen stormed the shopping mall… REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

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A police officer tries to secure an area inside the Westgate Shopping Centre where gunmen went on a shooting spree in Nairobi
A police officer tries to secure an area inside the Westgate Shopping Centre REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

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A police officer tries to secure an area inside the Westgate Shopping Centre where gunmen went on a shooting spree in Nairobi
A police officer tries to secure an area inside the Westgate Shopping Centre where gunmen went on a shooting spree in Nairobi September 21, 2013. The gunmen stormed the shopping… REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

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