On Thursday, Al-Shabab gunmen attacked Garissa University in northeastern Kenya, near the Somali border, killing at least 17 people and wounding 60 others, witnesses said.
Al-Shabab Gunmen Attack Kenya University
![In this mobile phone image, soldiers from the Kenya Defense Force move behind a thicket in the town of Garissa, April 2, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9F03F4C7-F03B-4ECB-98FE-8215B44460AA_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In this mobile phone image, soldiers from the Kenya Defense Force move behind a thicket in the town of Garissa, April 2, 2015.
![Students gather outside Garissa University College after an attack by gunmen, in Garissa, April 2, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/06A924A5-333C-4FCA-A262-DDA20D4683EE_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Students gather outside Garissa University College after an attack by gunmen, in Garissa, April 2, 2015.
![Students of Garissa University College take shelter in a vehicle after fleeing from an attack by gunmen in Garissa, April 2, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B4833BBA-7D7E-4EF8-AC4A-D628199AD04A_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Students of Garissa University College take shelter in a vehicle after fleeing from an attack by gunmen in Garissa, April 2, 2015.
![Local residents donate blood at Garissa hospital, April 2, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B1ECEE79-3504-46FA-98A6-49A2748F73F3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Local residents donate blood at Garissa hospital, April 2, 2015.