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Masked gunmen have stormed a university compound in the eastern Kenyan city of Garissa, according to media reports. Heavy gunfire and explosions have been heard at the Garissa University College and two policemen and a student have reportedly been injured in the attack. The attackers, whose affiliations are not yet known, are believed to be holding several people hostage.
According to local media reports, the university came under attack at 5:30 a.m., local time, (10:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday) on Thursday.
“According to some of the students who escaped, there are around five gunmen and they entered the university dormitory while students were sleeping,” Alinoor Moulid, a freelance journalist based in Garissa, told Al Jazeera. “It is hard to tell [about casualties] because the area is now cordoned off, and it is heavily guarded.”
Although no one has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, the al Qaeda-linked al Shabab group has frequently attacked targets across Kenya in recent years.