Gunmen stormed a university in northern Kenya on Thursday, taking nearly 600 students and staff members hostage. At least 21 people were killed and 65 others seriously wounded, officials said. Heavy gunfire was reported at the Garissa University campus as the Kenyan military tried to end the siege. Two gunmen were killed as security officials intensified the rescue operation, the Interior Ministry said early Thursday evening. Students said the gunmen separated Christians from Muslims and are holding the hostages in a single dormitory, local media reported. The Somali-based Islamic terrorist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack. Kenya Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery said 533 students were being held hostage and 282 had been rescued. The total number of students at the school is 815. Sixty staff members, including the principal, were also being held. Read more http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/02/kenya-university-attack/70815094/
