Today in History: September 21, Nairobi shopping mall attack
Today is Monday, Sept. 21, the 264th day of 2026. There are 101 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 21, 2013, an attack by armed militants in the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, left 67 people dead and hundreds injured. Also on this date: In 1792, the National Convention of...
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