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| Westgate victims scamper for safety during the terror attack. Israeli experts say terrorists received live information detailing the armed response. [PHOTO: FILE] |
Kenya: The social media presented a serious security breach during the Westgate attack and may have helped prolong the siege, Israeli emergency experts have said.
An audit of 67,849 tweets during the four-day siege concludes that by tweeting real-time visual and textual information, reporters and bystanders may have put the lives of security and emergency personnel at great risk.
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