Gunmen from the militant Islamist group al-Shabab have killed at least 15 people and taken students hostage at a university in north-eastern Kenya. Reports say 65 others were wounded when gunmen stormed a university in Garissa. Troops are engaging the gunmen. Witnesses said masked attackers fired indiscriminately and there are fears there could be more casualties. Al-Shabab, which is linked to al-Qaeda, said it was holding Christians hostage and freeing Muslims. Kenya's Interior Minister Joseph Nkaissery told journalists that one of the militants had been killed as he tried to flee. Out of 815 students, 535 had not yet been accounted for, he said.
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INC News, 02/04/2015 - via BBC
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