The makers of one of the biggest TV shows in the US, 24:Legacy, have been condemned by Kenyans for using CCTV footage of the Westgate mall attack as part of a fictional storyline about a potential terror attack in Egypt.
In the latest episode of the hit Fox show, real pictures from the attack are introduced by one of the main characters at a security briefing.
“This is the footage from Al-Jegrad market in Alexandria Egypt three years ago. The attack was planned and executed by Bin Khalid and his men,” the character says.
At least 67 people were killed when al-Shabab militants attacked the popular Nairobi mall in Septmeber 2013.
Kenyans on Twitter have lashed out at the producers, who have now issued an apology for using the footage and have said it will be removed from future broadcasts of the episode, Quartz website reports.
#SomeoneTellFox that you were very insensitive to do this to those who still have nightmares and lost loved ones. pic.twitter.com/RvEJD2UxRP— Sam Gichuru (@SamGichuru) February 22, 2017
#SomeoneTellFOX using actual videos of #Westgate mall & crediting it as a market in Egypt is uncalled for. Kenyans lost families show respect pic.twitter.com/3HGjQZiprN— Andrew???? (@drekamau) February 22, 2017
#SomeoneTellFox @FOXTV How can you make money on the graves of our brothers and sisters, the actual attack footage? Seeing them being shot?— Moses Amolo (@mosesamolo) February 22, 2017
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