Gunmen storm Kenyan college campus, students trapped

02 April 2015 - 09:59
By Reuters

Masked gunmen stormed a college campus in northeastern Kenya, setting off explosions and exchanging gunfire with security forces for several hours, and could have taken hostages after killing two guards, police and media reports said. Police who encircled the campus at the Garissa University College were joined by Kenyan soldiers as the standoff continued over several hours, Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper and Capital FM radio station reported.

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