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this is al jazerra. i am rochelle caray in new york and these are the stories we are following. breaking story right now out of kenya, a crowded shopping mall under fire, nearly two dozen people debts. the kenyan government says it may be an attack by terrorists. ♪ ♪ >> heavily armed gunmen have attacked an upscale mall in kenya. over 20 people have been killed. dozens of others have been injured accord to this kenyan red