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Al-Shabaab beheading students in Kenya
02 Apr 2015 at 11:47hrs | Views
Garrisa - There have been several beheadings in the terrorist attack on the Garissa University College in Kenya, survivors of the attack told News24 on Thursday.
The revelation came in the midst of the attack on the university, which is still ongoing, with gunshots still being heard from the vicinity of the university's hostel grounds.
Winnie Njeri, one of the escapees, told News24 Kenya that she saw beheaded bodies when she was rescued by Kenya Defence Forces personnel.
Reports also stated that the number of dead could be well over the 100 mark, as the group struck at a time when there were many students asleep in the hostels.
So far, official figures state that 20 people have died in the attack, even though a quick survey at the Garissa hospital mortuary as well as Kenya Red Cross officials stated that there were over 60 bodies that had been accounted for.
It is understood that there were just over 700 students in the university compound at the time of the attack, with the government saying that just over 280 had been accounted for.
The revelation came in the midst of the attack on the university, which is still ongoing, with gunshots still being heard from the vicinity of the university's hostel grounds.
Winnie Njeri, one of the escapees, told News24 Kenya that she saw beheaded bodies when she was rescued by Kenya Defence Forces personnel.
So far, official figures state that 20 people have died in the attack, even though a quick survey at the Garissa hospital mortuary as well as Kenya Red Cross officials stated that there were over 60 bodies that had been accounted for.
It is understood that there were just over 700 students in the university compound at the time of the attack, with the government saying that just over 280 had been accounted for.
Source - news24
