A United States television series has sparked outrage among Kenyans for using real-life footage from the September 2013 Westgate shopping mall terror attack.
The FOX network series 24 Legacy broadcast the footage on Sunday night, showing the moment when unidentified men shot and killed innocent civilians. In the show, the venue of the attack is said to be in Alexandria, Egypt.
The 2013 attack resulted in at least 67 deaths and more than 175 people were reportedly wounded in the mass shooting.
Sam Gichuru of Nailab expressed his concern about the use of the footage, saying
How traumatising must it be to be watching an entertainment show then you see your loved one being shot at and suddenly you have memories of that happening all over again
. He urged Kenyans to let Fox TV know that the footage was extremely insensitive to many and was one of the country's darkest days.
Other Kenyans supported his sentiments and expressed their disappointment with the network.
The recovered account cited reporting by Nairobi News.
