Al-Shabab warns of more Garissa University-like attacks in Kenya

April 04, 2015 04:32 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 05:10 pm IST - NAIROBI

Somali extremists al-Shabab warned of more attacks in Kenya like the assault on Garissa college.

According to the SITE intelligence monitoring group, the militant group issued a statement on Saturday, which said the attack on Garissa University College was in retaliation for killings carried out by Kenyan troops fighting the rebels in Somalia.

The attack on the college on Thursday killed 148 people.

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