Gunmen attack Garissa university in eastern Kenya, kill 2, say police

Nairobi (Kenya): A police official says gunmen attacked Garissa University College early Thursday, shooting indiscriminately in campus hostels killing at least two people and wounding four others.

Police officer Musa Yego says police and military have surrounded the buildings and are trying to secure the area in eastern Kenya.

Kenya's northern and eastern regions, which are near the Somali border, have suffered many attacks blamed on al-Qaida-linked Somali Islamist group, al-Shabab,

Al-Shabab has vowed retribution on Kenya for sending troops into Somalia to fight the militants. Kenya sent its troops there in 2011 to fight al-Shabab militants following cross-border attacks.