and before i could actually take in what was happening, that s when i saw the second gunman actually pointing his rifle at me. and it was a moment i don t know what to, what exactly it felt like because i remember i must have let out a cry, but i don t know exactly what i said. i don t know if it was loud or if it was in my head, but i remember i ask god why would you want to do this to me? jenna: wow. what an account in the wake of the horror in kenya. the mall of america, the nation s largest shopping mall in the united states, is also addressing its security. the megamall is located in minnesota which is also home to the nation s largest somali population. that matters because al-shabaab, a terror group with roots in somalia, masterminded the mall attack in kenya, and the group recruits or has recruited in the past in the twin city area. we reached out to the mall of america, we wanted to learn more about what they were doing security wise, and they provided us a statement. they sai
long-time female friends. he even signed the marriage license. one of the women put the picture on her facebook page. same sex marriage became legal in the state of maine last year. just released audio message reportedly from al shabaab s leader claims responsibility for a mall attack in nairobi, kenya and warns of more violence. cnn has not independently verified this audio s authenticity. in the meantime, fbi agents there are fingerprinting, testing dna and analyzing ballistics to identify victims of the al shabaab attackers who were killed. at least 67 people died in the siege but that number is expected to rise. if you re looking for ways to help the victims of the kenyan terror attack, visit cnn.com/impact. [ male announcer ] campbell s angus beef & dumplings.
nima, appreciate it. as we just reported, a senior kenyan official telling cnn there appeared to be a woman among the terrorists and that she was killed early on in the siege. it s impossible to know if she s the white widow, whose name is samantha lewthwaite. there s no evidence that she is in kenya or was involved in the mall attack, but her name has come up repeatedly because of her links to a known terrorist, her former husband. cnn s david mckenzie traveled to mumbasa in kenya last year to look for her. reporter: this british mother is a wanted woman. samantha lewthwaite was once cast as a victim, the pregnant wife of the london bomber who hit london in 2005. she surfaced here in mambasa. head intelligence sources say lewthwaite was part of an east after scan-based terror
pictures from a helicopter and there is a school nearby, kids outside playing. i m sure there are concerns there especially after this mall attack in kenya. we re talking about a huge number of people considering what was going on in kenya and the fear there could be copy cats in this situation. it s just, it does not, there does not appear to be any connection to the shopping mall which is in the vicinity. this is a man described by police as a former employee. the mall is in the area, but is not believed to be connected to the shooting. but as a precaution, it s not surprising. with 275 stores, huge parking lot and the like, they re asking people to stay in, not go in, not go out and they have police cars posted at the entrances to prevent people from going in or
some kind of support network in the u.s. or elsewhere. this is a great concern that s the background to all of this. i think that s also why we re seeing the israelis and the u.s. and u.k. lending such a willing helping hand. they re worried, and they need to know how far internationally this network reaches. that is a great question. and if the 11 were taken elsewhere and five were killed inside the mall, where are the rest of them? did they escape with the civilians who went out? were they crushed underneath the falling debris? we still don t know. nima, appreciate it. as we just reported, a senior kenyan official telling cnn there appeared to be a woman among the terrorist killed early on in the siege. it s impossible to know if she s the white widow, whose name is samantha lewthwaite. there s no evidence that she is in kenya or was involved in the mall attack, but her name has come up repeatedly because of her links to a known terrorist, her former husband. cnn s david mckenzie t