Death toll in Kenya university attack rises to 147, siege over: government body

Reuters

Published Apr 02, 2015 02:32PM ET

Death toll in Kenya university attack rises to 147, siege over: government body

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The death toll in the attack by Somali Islamists on a university in northeastern Kenya on Thursday has risen to 147 and the siege has ended, the country's disaster response agency said.

"UPDATE: 147 fatalities confirmed in the Garissa Attack," The Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre said on its official Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) feed, adding that the operation had ended.