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Kenyan air force targets al-Shabaab camps after university attack

Kenya's air force air-bombed two Somalian al-Shabaab camps on Sunday in the first major military response to last week's university massacre.

The Interior Ministry yesterday said the son of a Kenyan government official has been identified as one of the suspects involved in the killing of at least 148 people at Garissa University College.

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Kenyan officials: Five held over attack at university

Kenyan policemen stand guard in front of Garissa University College where 148 people were killed on Thursday. Credit: Reuters

Five men have been arrested in connection with the attack at a university in Kenya that left at least 148 people dead on Thursday, the country's Interior Ministry has said.

Three men men thought to have co-ordinated the assault are said to have been arrested trying to flee to Somalia. They were all Kenyans of Somali origin, as was a security guard held at the university.

A Tanzanian national was also arrested at the university.

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