Gunmen storm Kenya college, 14 dead, students taken hostage

April 02, 2015 15:09

Update on the attack at a university in Kenya.

Gunmen have taken students hostage and killed at least 14 people at a university in north-eastern Kenya, aid workers and police say.

About 30 others were wounded after attackers stormed a university in Garissa town. Troops have surrounded the campus and are engaging the gunmen.

The Somali-based Al Shabaab militant group claimed responsibility.

Kenya's interior ministry tweeted, "Of the four hostels, three have been evacuated. The attackers have been cornered in one hostel & the operations continue."

Police and security officials have surrounded the building and trying to secure the area. Kenyas National Police Service said in a written statement that armed attackers forced their way onto the campus by shooting at guards, triggering a fierce shootout with police guarding student hostels.

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