Khattab al-Kene

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Khattab al-Kene
Khattab al-Kene, as seen in the supermarket of the Westgate shopping mall during the attack.
Born	1993 Kakuma, Kenya
Died	21 September 2013 Westgate shopping mall, Nairobi, Kenya
Body discovered	24 September 2013
Nationality	Kenyan, Somali
Organization	Al-Shabaab
Known for	Westgate shopping mall attack
Motive	Islamic terrorism
Details
Location(s)	Westgate shopping mall, Nairobi, Kenya
Killed	62 direct 5 indirect
Injured	161 direct 2 indirect
Weapons	AK-47 rifle, grenades

Ahmed Hassan Abukar (1993 – 21 September 2013) also known as Khattab al-Kene, was a Somali mass murderer and al-Shabaab militant who perpetrated the 2013 Westgate shopping mall attack with three other members of al-Shabaab. The attack left 67 civilians and police dead and left a further 173 injured. All four attackers were killed, including Abukar.