The group of men locked themselves inside the walk-in fridge in the supermarket of Nairobi's Westgate Mall when a gang of armed Islamic terrorists stormed the building and opened fire.
For what must have felt like an eternity of whizzing bullets and the screams of terrorists and victims alike, the three men cowered in the freezing icebox for hours as the atrocity unfolded outside.
It comes as Somali Islamist group al Shabaab suggested the bloodbath, and its subsequent four-day siege, would be followed by other attacks by its 'warriors'.
Scroll down for video.
Rescue: Their hands held above their heads, three men emerge from the butcher's freezer after being rescued by Kenyan special forces
Relief: Fear etched across his face, the first to emerge from the giant cooler then turns to the others and says, 'police, police', to reassure them
The video was filmed by civilian security guards who went to the site to help.
'We are civilians,' the guards can be heard saying. 'Put your hands up, put your hands up.'
Fear etched across his face, the first to emerge from the giant cooler then turns to the others and says, 'police, police', to reassure them.
Another person can then be heard saying, 'it's ok', as all three men walk out to safety with their hands above their heads
- UKDaily Mail
Follow @africanewspost
