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| Gunmen attacked a university in eastern Kenya early Thursday, killing at least two and wounding dozens more as they fought with armed officers and forced their way into student dormitories, the police said. | |
| The National Disaster Operation Center of Kenya said two people had been killed and 29 others had been admitted to a hospital, most with gunshot wounds. Four critically wounded people were airlifted to Nairobi, the capital, for treatment, the center said on Twitter. | |
| The attack began around 5:30 a.m., with gunmen shooting at guards at a main gate at Garissa University College in eastern Kenya, about 100 miles from the border with Somalia, according to a written statement from the Kenyan National Police Service. Police officers guarding the campus “responded swiftly and engaged the gunmen in a fierce shootout, however the attackers retreated and gained entry into the hostels,” the statement said. | The attack began around 5:30 a.m., with gunmen shooting at guards at a main gate at Garissa University College in eastern Kenya, about 100 miles from the border with Somalia, according to a written statement from the Kenyan National Police Service. Police officers guarding the campus “responded swiftly and engaged the gunmen in a fierce shootout, however the attackers retreated and gained entry into the hostels,” the statement said. |
| Security services were trying to force the gunmen out of the dormitories, the police said Thursday morning. | |
| The attackers were not immediately identified, but recent security warnings in Kenya have emphasized a risk of attack by the Shabab, the Islamist militant group based in Somalia. | The attackers were not immediately identified, but recent security warnings in Kenya have emphasized a risk of attack by the Shabab, the Islamist militant group based in Somalia. |