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Attack on Westgate exposes economy’s Achilles’ heel

Police officers respond to the terror attack at the Westgate shopping mall on Saturday. Below, security guards carry out an injured shopper.

By EMMANUEL WERE and KAGURE GACHECHE

When masked gunmen shot their way into Westgate Mall on Saturday, Kenya’s security infrastructure, arguably the weakest link in its global economic competitiveness, was exposed.

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