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Kenya Garissa University attack

 

Friday 03 April 2015 07:26 BST
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Kenyan police officers take cover outside the Garissa University College during an attack by gunmen in Garissa
Kenyan police officers take cover outside the Garissa University College during an attack by gunmen in Garissa

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147 people have been killed after al-Shabaab gunmen stormed a university in Kenya, opened fire on dormitories and began separating Muslim and Christian students.

Heavy gunfire was reported at the Garissa University College, 120 miles from the Somalian border, when militants attacked the building. There were over 800 students inside at the time.

Students get out of a house where they seek refuge after fleeing from an attack by gunmen in Garissa
Students get out of a house where they seek refuge after fleeing from an attack by gunmen in Garissa
Kenyan police officers take positions outside the Garissa University College
Kenyan police officers take positions outside the Garissa University College
Kenya Defence Forces soldiers move behind a thicket in Garissa
Kenya Defence Forces soldiers move behind a thicket in Garissa

Kenya's National Police Service said armed militants shot at campus guards to gain entry, triggering a "fierce shootout". The attackers still managed to get inside one of the student dormitories.

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