Masked al-Shabab militants attacked dormitories at a university in northeastern Kenya early Thursday, killing at least 147 people officials said. Authorities said it was the worst terror attack on Kenyan soil in nearly two decades.

More than 500 students were evacuated when Islamist militants attacked the campus of Garissa University College around 5:30 a.m., when many students were still asleep. The gunmen shot some students and took others hostage, sparing the lives of those who said they were Muslims while executing those who were non-Muslims.

At least 79 people were injured, according to Kenya's National Disaster Operation Center.


Reports said hours after the initial attack, explosions and gunfire could still be heard. Kenyan forces eventually cornered four gunmen in a dormitory and killed them, according to a government spokesman. However, an al-Shabab spokesman who claimed responsibility for the attack said that the siege was not over as scores of students were still unaccounted for.

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