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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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Kenyans march over security and Garissa attack

Kenyan students have marched through Nairobi to mark the attack in Garissa. Credit: Reuters/Noor Khamis

Several hundred Kenyan students have marched through Nairobi to honour those who died in the attack on Garrisa University College by Islamic militant group al-Shabaab.

The protesters also called on the government to provide better security following the event during which 148 people, mainly Christians, were killed.

Kenyans are reportedly unhappy with the government's response to the Garissa attack. Credit: Reuters/Thomas Mukoya
Protesters marched to President Uhuru Kenyatta's office building Credit: Reuters
Protesters carried signs and placards in honour of the 148 victims of the Garissa attack. Credit: Reuters

Demonstrators carried placards which read: "You remain in our hearts!" and "RIP comrades."

The protesters stopped at President Uhuru Kenyatta's office building to present their demands, which include state compensation for the families of the victims who died in the Garissa attack, the construction of a memorial, and better security on campuses and in Kenya as a whole according to Associated Press.

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