Kenyans Mourn Varsity Attack Victims

Kenyans mourning the deaths from last week’s massacre at Garissa University College gathered for a vigil Tuesday, the final day of an official three-day mourning period.
The demonstrators gathered at a public park in Nairobi to share stories of the 148 students killed and call for greater national security. Organizers asked mourners to dress in black and to bring flowers and handwritten messages honoring the dead.
Militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for last Thursday’s attack, saying it was retaliation for Kenya’s role in the African Union force fighting the militants in Somalia.
On Sunday, Kenya carried out airstrikes in Somalia, targeting two al-Shabab camps in the Gedo region along the Kenyan-Somali border.
Kenya Defense Forces spokesman David Obonyo said Monday the two camps were destroyed, though he did not give a death toll.