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.