Garissa University College attack
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On 2 April 2015, gunmen stormed the Garissa University College in Garissa, Kenya, killing 148 people,[1][2] and injuring at least 79. The militant groups Al-Qaeda and Al-Shabaab, which the gunmen claimed to belong to, took responsibility for the attack.[3] The gunmen took over 700 students hostage, freeing Muslims and killing those who identified as Christians. The siege ended the same day, when all four of the attackers were killed. Five men were later arrested in connection with the attack, and a bounty was placed for the arrest of a suspected organizer.
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Part of terrorism in Kenya | |
Location | Garissa, Kenya |
Coordinates | 00°27′05″S 39°39′41″E |
Date | 2 April 2015 (2015-04-02) 05:30 (local time) (UTC+03:00) |
Target | Students |
Attack type | Hostage-taking, mass shooting |
Weapons | AK-47s and explosive belts |
Deaths | 148[1] |
Injured | 79 |
Perpetrators | Al-Shabaab |
Motive | Kenyan participation in the AU Mission to Somalia |
The attack was the deadliest in Kenya since the 1998 United States embassy bombings,[4] and is the second deadliest overall, with more casualties than the 2002 Mombasa attacks, the 2013 Westgate shopping mall attack,[5] the 2014 Nairobi bus bombings, the 2014 Gikomba bombings, the 2014 Mpeketoni attacks and the 2014 Lamu attacks.