The Somali militant Group Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Garissa University College, in Garissa town close to the border with Kenya and Somalia.
A BBC reporter based in Somalia says, the al-Shabab spokesman Ali Mohamud Rage said the Somali militants had “killed dozens”.
In a statement he said some Muslims had been released. “We confirm that all attackers are safe and fighting inside.”
However none of Al Shabaab’s websites is claiming responsibility for the attack so far. Only US Embassy website says the group is involve
Meanwhile the number of people killed in the ongoing attack on Kenya’s Garissa University College has risen to at least 14 people.
A policeman at the scene told Reuters:”I have counted 14 bodies of dead people being carried out of the campus by a Red Cross ambulance, and they include two of our officers who were also killed.”
A mortuary attendant in Garissa told the Associated Press the figure was at least 15 people and that at least 60 people had been injured.
Kenya defense forces continue to battle the attackers who are still inside the University compound. Sources say they have taken some students hostage.
