6. Tyler Hicks. Nairobi, Kenya. Sept. 21, 2013.
2013年9月21日，肯尼亚内罗毕，摄影：泰勒·希克斯
It was clear that something catastrophic was developing when I arrived at Nairobi’s upscale Westgate Mall. Gunfire had been reported, and I witnessed hundreds of victims streaming out of the building, many of them shot and bloodied. I realized this was the attack people had warned about since I moved here two years ago. Al Shabab militants were waging a violent attack on a crowded target frequented by foreigners.
我到达内罗毕豪华的西门购物中心时，明显感觉到出事了。新闻已经报道了枪击案，我看到成百上千的受害者涌出大楼，很多人中弹，血流不止。我记起两年前刚来这儿时人们就已警告会有袭击。阿尔沙巴布（Al Shabab）分子对这家外国游客络绎不绝的商场发起猛烈袭击。
After photographing the panic outside, I turned my focus to finding an approach into the mall, where I found a small number of disorganized Kenyan police and army, mixed with terrified masses trying to escape the attackers. From an upper floor I moved to the balcony of the atrium to glimpse the bloodshed below. Bodies of victims lay lifeless where they fell, and among them a terrified woman remained stranded with two children in a café. They remained there, petrified, with quiet, everyday music continuing to play over the mall’s sound system. I took some photographs and then retreated from the exposed position. The woman and children were later rescued unharmed.
拍下大楼外部的慌乱景象后，我便试图找到商场的进口，我看到一小部分组织混乱的肯尼亚警察和军队，混在试图躲避的受惊人群中。我到达楼上靠近前厅阳台处，看到了底下受伤的人群。受害者尸体已无生命迹象，其中有个受惊过度的妇女和两个孩子仍困在咖啡厅里。他们被吓呆了，商场日常播放的音乐仍在广播系统里回响。我拍了几张照后撤离了商场。那位妇女和孩子随后安全获救。