Kenyan President Confirms Hostages Held in Deadly Attack at University

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has confirmed an attack on April 2 by suspected members of Al-Shabaab at Garissa University College in the country’s north that left at least 70 people feared dead and an unknown number of others taken hostage. A local report said the local hospital’s morgue was overwhelmed by casualties.

The president has issued an order to send 10,000 new police recruits to Kenya Police College in order to address what he said was a shortage of security personnel. Credit: YouTube/Kenya Citizen TV