Somali militants burst into a university in eastern Kenya on Thursday and killed nearly 150 students in the worst terrorist attack since the 1998 bombing of the United States Embassy here, laying bare the nation’s continuing vulnerability after years of battling Islamist extremism.
A small group of militants, most likely between four and 10, roved from dorm to dorm, separating Christian from Muslim students and killing the Christians, the authorities said. Students described being awakened before dawn by the sound of gunfire and fleeing for their lives as masked attackers closed in.
Officials said that by the time Kenyan commandos cornered and killed the attackers on an upper floor, 147 people lay dead.
This unfortunate incident can be compared to 9/11 plane crash into the twin towers in New York. Both were the cause of religious differences from Islamic extremist group and have gained national attention. Unlike America, Kenya has been the victim of many terrorist attacks and whose government system isn't as equipped to handle such attacks.
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