Pope condemns 'senseless brutality' of Kenya university attack


  • World
  • Friday, 03 Apr 2015

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis condemned on Friday an assault by Somali militants on a Kenyan university that killed at least 147 people, calling it an act of "senseless brutality".

Masked al Shabaab gunmen stormed the Garissa University College campus on Thursday and initially killed indiscriminately before freeing some Muslims and targeting Christian students.

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