At least 15 people were killed, dozens more were injured and around 500 are missing after gunmen attacked Garissa University College in Kenya.
Good Morning America noted that the attack happened Thursday around 5 a.m. local time just as students were starting their morning prayers.
BBC reported that the group Al-Shabab, which is linked to al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attack. The group, which is based in southern Somalia, is the same that reportedly carried out the 2013 attack at the Westgate mall in Nairobi. More than 65 people were killed in that attack.
Collins Wetangula, the vice chairman of the student union, said that the gunmen in Thursday’s attack were asking students if they were Muslim or Christian.
"If you were a Christian you were shot on the spot. With each blast of the gun I thought I was going to die," he said.
Authorities evacuated three of the four dormitories and got Wetangula and others to safety.
Officials said that they have one male suspect in custody at this time and have the other gunmen cornered in one dorm.
Many students are believed to have been taken hostage by the militants and most of the Muslim students were let go.
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