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29 people have been injured after gunmen attacked Garissa University College on Thursday morning.
The Disaster operations report that the injured people have been admitted at Garissa Level 5 Hospital with majority of them having gunshot wounds.
The gunmen are said to have attacked the institution around 5.30am Thursday.
Unconfirmed reports state that students may have been taken hostage.
Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet said there was a shootout between attackers and police officers who were guarding the students’ hostels.
“The attackers shot indiscriminately while inside the university compound.
“However, the attackers retreated and gained entry into the hostels….a joint force composed of NPS officers and other security agencies arrived and are engaged in an elaborative process of flushing out the gunmen from the hostels,” he said in a statement posted on his Twitter account.
KDF and police have entered the university’s compound.
