Death Toll in Garissa University Attack Rises to 147

Kenyan government officials are reporting that the hostage seige by Al-Shabaab militants on Garissa University College in north-eastern Kenya has ended with the death of the four attackers. The death toll has risen to 147.

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Security forces outside the university campus during the siege.

The dead were mostly students, but they also include one soldier, a policeman and two guards.

Suspected Al-Shabaab militants have attacked Garissa University College, leaving several dead and many more injured.

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