US condemns gunmen attack on Garissa University

The number of people killed in an attack by al-Shabab Islamist militants on a university in north-eastern Kenya has risen to 147, government officials say.

Garissa University College will be reopened after a meeting of top education officials and Moi University Senate to be held in the next two weeks, Deputy President William Ruto has said.

Gunmen storm Libya's parliament and start shooting, according to officials, with reports of several people injured.

Celebrations to mark four months since the attack on the university

Libya's acting interior minister escapes an assassination attempt by unknown gunmen in the capital, Tripoli.

Gunmen attack an Egyptian naval vessel in the Mediterranean, state media report, a day after a car bomb injured 10 in the Sinai Peninsula.

Gunmen raided a Kenya university before dawn Thursday, firing indiscriminately and taking hostages. At least 30 people were hospitalized from the attack at Garissa University College, the Kenyan Red Cross said. Local media reported varying death tolls, but CNN was unable to confirm the exact count. The Somali-based Al Shabaab militant group claimed responsibility. By 11 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET), six hours after the attack began, the fight to regain control of the university continued....

A university where Islamic extremists killed 148 people nine months ago reopened on Monday, an event welcomed by many Kenyans as a victory against the jihadis.

BAKWATA condemns Arusha cleric acid attack
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THE National Muslim Council (BAKWATA) in Arusha Region has condemned a recent acid attack on Bondeni Mosque cleric. "We cannot just sit and let some people with own deadly agendas do whatever they feel like, especially when their mission clearly ...