Al Shabaab Terror Attack On Kenyan University Has Ended: 147 Students Killed. Scores Wounded. 4 Terrorists Killed

Reuters: Al Shabaab kills at least 147 at Kenyan university; siege ends

(Reuters) - Gunmen from the Islamist militant group al Shabaab stormed a university in Kenya and killed at least 147 people on Thursday, in the worst attack on Kenyan soil since the U.S. embassy was bombed in 1998.

The siege ended nearly 15 hours after the Somali group's gunmen shot their way into the Garissa University College campus in a pre-dawn attack, sparing Muslim students and taking many Christians hostage.

Interior Minister Joseph Nkaissery said four gunmen strapped with explosives were behind the attack, the same number that killed 67 people during the 2013 bloodbath at a shopping mall in Nairobi.

"The operation has ended successfully. Four terrorists have been killed," Nkaissery told Kenyan media.

More News On The Ending Of Al Shabaab Terror Attack At Kenya's Garissa University

Al-Shabab militants kill 147 at university in Kenya -- AP
Death toll from al Shabaab attack rises to 147 -- France 24
Kenya attack: Garissa University assault 'killed 147' -- BBC
147 killed, hundreds rescued in attack on Kenyan university by al-Shabab -- Washington post
Officials: 147 Dead in Al-Shabab Attack in Kenya -- VOA
Kenya Says Al-Shabaab Killed 147 People in University Attack -- Bloomberg
Nearly 150 dead in Al-Shabaab school attack, Kenyan officials say -- FOX News
147 dead, Islamist gunmen killed after attack at Kenya college -- CNN
Garissa attack death toll rises to 147, four gunmen killed -- The Star